⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 11:21 · LAL 27-22 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:20 · LAL 91-86 WSH
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · LAL 91-88 WSH
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · LAL 92-88 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 4:47 · LAL 81-78 WSH
- Missed FT
Etan Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:16 · LAL 88-84 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
