⏱️How 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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:29 · LAL 102-101 ORL
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a jumper
Q4 1:39 · LAL 105-103 ORL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 12-foot jumper, Smush Parker with the assist
Q4 1:06 · LAL 107-105 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ronny Turiaf technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:57 · LAL 77-75 ORL
- Missed FT
Smush Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAL 109-106 ORL
- Missed FT
Smush Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAL 109-106 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Ties it
Darko Milicic hit a hook shot, Hedo Turkoglu with the assist
Q4 1:53 · LAL 103-103 ORL
- Ties it
Dwight Howard hit a layup, Jameer Nelson with the assist
Q4 1:21 · LAL 105-105 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keith Bogans bad pass
Q4 2:36 · LAL 101-101 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · LAL 107-105 ORL
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 0:09 · LAL 109-106 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
