⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️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 nineteen- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 7:05 · LAL 53-48 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 1:23 · LAL 67-58 GS
- Steal
Derek Fisher stole it from Dorell Wright
Q4 1:05 · LAL 91-86 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Blake lost ball
Q4 1:09 · LAL 91-86 GS
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · LAL 91-86 GS
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAL 94-90 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:50 · LAL 85-82 GS
- Steal
Monta Ellis stole it from Steve Blake
Q4 1:09 · LAL 91-86 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 3:03 · LAL 87-82 GS
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:21 · LAL 91-85 GS
- Turnover
Dorell Wright bad pass
Q4 1:05 · LAL 91-86 GS
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
