⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 9:37 · LAL 19-7 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 9:03 · LAL 43-31 MIL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q3 6:39 · LAL 75-68 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Smush Parker bad pass
Q4 3:55 · LAL 90-86 MIL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · LAL 91-86 MIL
- Turnover
Smush Parker bad pass
Q4 1:31 · LAL 93-90 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 11:41 · LAL 35-31 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:47 · LAL 45-43 MIL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 2:14 · LAL 51-53 MIL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Redd lost ball
Q4 0:48 · LAL 93-90 MIL
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
