⏱️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
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 5 down to 4 up
Q1 2:44 · LAL 27-23 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 8:23 · LAL 101-92 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
OT 1:01 · LAL 126-120 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom lost ball
Q4 2:21 · LAL 105-105 WSH
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:43 · LAL 112-111 WSH
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:13 · LAL 122-120 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:22 · LAL 16-22 WSH
- Ties it
Caron Butler hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:10 · LAL 111-111 WSH
- Lead
Nick Young hit a 14-foot two point shot
OT 3:36 · LAL 112-114 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 4:24 · LAL 112-112 WSH
- Turnover
Nick Young bad pass
OT 0:51 · LAL 119-120 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 35 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
