⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 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
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 33
- A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, 26 turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 39-18 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 0:02 · LAL 42-25 GS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q4 7:56 · LAL 104-98 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:29 · LAL 111-107 GS
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · LAL 112-110 GS
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · LAL 115-113 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q2 8:08 · LAL 48-40 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 9:26 · LAL 70-73 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 0:15 · LAL 85-95 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:41 · LAL 70-73 GS
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:48 · LAL 99-98 GS
- Turnover
Al Harrington lost ball
Q4 4:09 · LAL 106-102 GS
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 39 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
