⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 30
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 4:48 · LAL 105-97 WSH
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 1:53 · LAL 110-103 WSH
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAL 115-108 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 9:11 · LAL 45-38 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q3 3:27 · LAL 86-77 WSH
- Steal
Trevor Booker stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 1:53 · LAL 110-103 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nick Young lost ball
Q4 4:41 · LAL 105-97 WSH
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 1:38 · LAL 110-103 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
