⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 22
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 0:03 · LAL 55-55 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 1:54 · LAL 76-72 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kareem Rush missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:41 · LAL 89-85 MEM
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:18 · LAL 90-86 MEM
- Missed FT
Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:41 · LAL 91-86 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 10:22 · LAL 23-41 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lorenzen Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:31 · LAL 90-85 MEM
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:32 · LAL 92-87 MEM
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:58 · LAL 94-87 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
