⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 25 from three
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 30
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
- Steal
Smush Parker stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 0:47 · LAL 98-93 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · LAL 98-93 BKN
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · LAL 98-93 BKN
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · LAL 98-93 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 4:18 · LAL 90-86 BKN
- Turnover
Vince Carter bad pass
Q4 3:08 · LAL 95-87 BKN
- Turnover
Jason Kidd lost ball
Q4 0:47 · LAL 98-93 BKN
📊The numbers
| LAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
