⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 26- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their nineteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 6:43 · LAL 34-20 MIL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 0:25 · LAL 50-31 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Trevor Ariza flagrant foul type 1 (Joe Alexander draws the foul)
Q4 3:02 · LAL 95-77 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:29 · LAL 95-83 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue misses technical free throw
Q3 3:31 · LAL 68-43 MIL
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
