⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fourteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 9 rebounds to 22
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 20-9 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q1 0:50 · LAL 43-26 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 6:54 · LAL 54-34 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q3 0:45 · LAL 96-72 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 66% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
