⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
-3Q129-29
-4Q221-25
-8Q326-32
-7Q426-32
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
19Offensive rebounds7
4Blocks1
36%Shooting from the field52%
16Assists23
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 1:34 · WSH 50-58 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
