⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third 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 Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 33 from three- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 22
- Lost the glass, 14 rebounds to 25
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 18
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:09 · LAL 58-56 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 6:37 · LAL 78-73 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 5:56 · LAL 116-99 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 10:11 · LAL 68-71 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:41 · LAL 114-99 GS
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
