โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ LAL better than we expected
โผ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their two
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 32
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 4:50 ยท LAL 29-16 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Brian Cook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:30 ยท LAL 39-24 PHI
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:51 ยท LAL 80-68 PHI

76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q4 8:02 ยท LAL 104-87 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| LAL | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 2 |
| 65% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |









