⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:29 · WSH 31-35 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:26 · WSH 92-99 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:55 · WSH 102-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison bad pass
Q4 2:13 · WSH 96-103 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 7:13 · WSH 63-80 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · WSH 96-103 LAL
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:30 · WSH 96-103 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · WSH 104-106 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
