⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to nine
- A 17-0 run took them from 13 down to 4 up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, seven of 26
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 37
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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 13 down to 4 up
Q3 1:59 · WSH 87-83 LAL
- Winner
Kevin Seraphin hit a 5-foot hook shot, Jordan Crawford with the assist
Q4 2:33 · WSH 100-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · WSH 105-101 LAL
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · WSH 106-101 LAL
- Missed FT
Trevor Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · WSH 106-101 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 6:03 · WSH 35-50 LAL
- Go-ahead
Andrew Bynum hit a layup, Derek Fisher with the assist
Q4 2:51 · WSH 98-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrew Bynum post lost ball turnover
Q4 2:11 · WSH 100-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
