⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 2:55 · GS 29-25 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses technical free throw
Q1 8:14 · GS 11-8 LAL
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:55 · GS 31-32 LAL
- Technical
Troy Murphy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:22 · GS 35-42 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 0:44 · GS 31-40 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 1:30 · GS 49-64 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Smush Parker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:14 · GS 11-8 LAL
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:44 · GS 76-91 LAL
- Technical
Smush Parker technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 9:44 · GS 76-91 LAL
📊The numbers
| GS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
