⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eleven- A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up in the second quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up in the fourth 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q2 8:45 · LAL 49-37 MEM
- Lead
Lamar Odom hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:54 · LAL 92-91 MEM
- Winner
Kwame Brown hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAL 100-99 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Walton lost ball
Q4 3:32 · LAL 89-91 MEM
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:10 · LAL 91-91 MEM
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · LAL 100-99 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up
Q4 9:15 · LAL 87-88 MEM
- Go-ahead
Juan Carlos Navarro hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kyle Lowry with the assist
Q4 2:27 · LAL 93-94 MEM
- Ties it
Rudy Gay hit a 23-foot three jumper, Kyle Lowry with the assist
Q4 0:32 · LAL 99-99 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juan Carlos Navarro bad pass
Q4 2:58 · LAL 91-91 MEM
- Missed FT
Juan Carlos Navarro misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · LAL 95-96 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Miller bad pass
Q4 0:46 · LAL 97-96 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 75 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
