⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better 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, 30 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 10:51 · LAL 14-2 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 4:13 · LAL 26-12 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q4 11:00 · LAL 93-66 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q2 11:48 · LAL 34-25 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 7:05 · LAL 68-53 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 24
Q4 1:32 · LAL 107-83 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
