โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ LAL better than we expected
โผ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 23-14 off them
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
- Steal
Lamar Odom stole it from Chris Bosh
Q4 1:09 ยท LAL 102-98 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom lost ball
Q4 3:12 ยท LAL 97-93 TOR
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 ยท LAL 101-98 TOR
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 ยท LAL 102-98 TOR

Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
T.J. Ford bad pass
Q4 1:34 ยท LAL 101-98 TOR
- Turnover
Chris Bosh lost ball
Q4 1:09 ยท LAL 102-98 TOR
- Turnover
Chris Bosh turnover
Q4 0:18 ยท LAL 105-100 TOR
๐The numbers
| LAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |









