⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 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
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twelve- Won the second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to eleven
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:24 · LAL 94-92 ORL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Traveling
Q4 3:48 · LAL 94-94 ORL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:28 · LAL 103-98 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 3:44 · LAL 20-29 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis Traveling
Q4 3:36 · LAL 94-94 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
