⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 34 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35
- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their five, and were outscored 14-6 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:59 · GS 76-79 LAL
- Ties it
Richard Jefferson hit a 26-foot threeer, Dominic McGuire with the assist
Q4 2:35 · GS 95-95 LAL
- Lead
David Lee hit a 10-foot two point shot, Klay Thompson with the assist
Q4 1:22 · GS 97-95 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 7:28 · GS 27-42 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 19-foot running jumper
Q4 1:04 · GS 97-97 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 0:32 · GS 97-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · GS 95-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Ramon Sessions misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:20 · GS 95-95 LAL
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · GS 99-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| GS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
