⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 11:00 · LAL 41-26 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 36
Q3 4:09 · LAL 95-59 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 21
Q4 4:22 · LAL 110-89 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 35 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
