⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 27
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- Made five threes to their thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 10:38 · GS 37-23 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 1:04 · GS 55-45 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis lost ball
Q4 0:00 · GS 110-115 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:57 · GS 37-33 LAL
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Monta Ellis
Q4 0:00 · GS 110-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:15 · GS 99-102 LAL
📊The numbers
| GS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
