⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 25-13 off them
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 49
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 2 down to 8 up
Q1 5:43 · LAL 20-12 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 1:24 · LAL 30-18 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 1:57 · LAL 84-78 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 2:00 · LAL 101-96 TOR
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · LAL 103-96 TOR
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
Q4 0:10 · LAL 106-100 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 1:21 · LAL 55-60 TOR
- Steal
Linas Kleiza stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 0:10 · LAL 106-100 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Leandro Barbosa lost ball
Q4 1:37 · LAL 101-96 TOR
- Turnover
Jose Calderon bad pass
Q4 1:15 · LAL 103-96 TOR
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · LAL 104-99 TOR
📊The numbers
| LAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
