⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 17 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28 in the second quarter
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 7-point lead to 15
Q2 6:16 · LAL 42-27 WSH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 28
Q2 3:12 · LAL 61-33 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sasha Vujacic misses technical free throw
Q4 0:45 · LAL 98-89 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:36 · LAL 94-86 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
