⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 36
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 took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 5:50 · LAL 26-20 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 0:53 · LAL 58-51 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar turnover
Q4 4:26 · LAL 89-89 GS
- Turnover
Ron Artest offensive foul (Corey Maggette draws the foul)
Q4 2:33 · LAL 92-89 GS
- Turnover
Ron Artest turnover
Q4 2:33 · LAL 92-89 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 4:01 · LAL 47-49 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 10:00 · LAL 60-62 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry offensive foul (Derek Fisher draws the foul)
Q4 4:16 · LAL 89-89 GS
- Turnover
Stephen Curry turnover
Q4 4:16 · LAL 89-89 GS
- Turnover
Ronny Turiaf bad pass
Q4 1:54 · LAL 94-89 GS
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
