⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:19 · TOR 32-24 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 7:45 · TOR 66-72 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 8:36 · TOR 37-40 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
