⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 19-11 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:28 · WSH 16-18 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 5:52 · WSH 64-63 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 1:44 · WSH 75-66 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Caron Butler bad pass
Q4 3:04 · WSH 90-85 LAL
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas traveling
Q4 0:16 · WSH 95-91 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 6:13 · WSH 8-18 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant discontinue dribble
Q4 3:41 · WSH 90-85 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:05 · WSH 95-91 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
