⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their sixteen- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 11:41 · WSH 78-92 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 11:00 · WSH 24-32 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 4:56 · WSH 64-80 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 23
Q3 2:59 · WSH 66-89 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
