⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 31 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 29
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their five
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 18
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 6:43 · LAL 106-96 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:50 · LAL 109-104 GS
- Missed FT
Metta World Peace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · LAL 118-112 GS
- Missed FT
Metta World Peace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · LAL 118-112 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 1:21 · LAL 55-54 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Klay Thompson misses technical free throw
Q1 5:05 · LAL 16-15 GS
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
