⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of twenty from three- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 58
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:26 · BKN 55-56 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:53 · BKN 67-69 LAL
- Ties it
Devin Harris hit a 8-foot two point shot
Q4 2:44 · BKN 87-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brook Lopez lost ball
Q4 0:57 · BKN 87-92 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 2:32 · BKN 42-54 LAL
- Winner
Pau Gasol hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · BKN 87-88 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 2:28 · BKN 87-95 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 4:13 · BKN 85-85 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:56 · BKN 85-86 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:28 · BKN 87-87 LAL
📊The numbers
| BKN | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
