⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+1Q125-22
-9Q224-29
+10Q338-24
+3Q427-23
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 29
Key battles
35Assists13
8Fast break points2
9Free throws made22
9Threes made4
🏀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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 5:33 · LAL 74-64 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 13 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
