⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 32 in the third quarter
Gave up second chances, 25 offensive rebounds to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 3:19 · GS 88-72 LAL
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 32
Q3 0:46 · GS 109-77 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 30-point lead to 40
Q4 7:46 · GS 119-79 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:03 · GS 46-40 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 40-point deficit to 31
Q4 3:46 · GS 121-90 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 24
Q4 1:52 · GS 123-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 2:58 · GS 82-72 LAL
📊The numbers
| GS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 25 |
| 35 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |









