⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 28
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the second quarter
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
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · LAL 94-94 GS
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a slam dunk, Smush Parker with the assist
OT 4:20 · LAL 96-94 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 2:13 · LAL 99-94 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 0:57 · LAL 92-94 GS
- Turnover
Lamar Odom lost ball
OT 4:46 · LAL 94-94 GS
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant traveling
OT 3:15 · LAL 96-94 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q2 0:41 · LAL 55-60 GS
- Steal
Adonal Foyle stole it from Lamar Odom
OT 4:46 · LAL 94-94 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derek Fisher offensive foul (Devean George draws the foul)
Q4 0:12 · LAL 92-94 GS
- Turnover
Derek Fisher turnover
Q4 0:12 · LAL 92-94 GS
- Turnover
Mickael Pietrus bad pass
OT 4:22 · LAL 94-94 GS
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |








