⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Made one threes to their eight
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 18-6 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 6:35 · LAL 20-10 MIL
- Lead
Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
OT 4:43 · LAL 94-92 MIL
- Lead
Karl Malone made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
OT 2:05 · LAL 100-98 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rick Fox Bad Pass. Stolen by Brian Skinner.
Q4 1:57 · LAL 90-90 MIL
- Turnover
Karl Malone Offensive Foul
OT 4:16 · LAL 94-94 MIL
- Turnover
Karl Malone Foul
OT 4:16 · LAL 94-94 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:49 · LAL 20-19 MIL
- Lead
Michael Redd made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Brevin Knight.
OT 3:33 · LAL 94-96 MIL
- Go-ahead
Keith Van Horn made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brevin Knight.
OT 0:42 · LAL 102-103 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Mason Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 4:28 · LAL 88-83 MIL
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
