⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 28 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:08 · GS 87-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Richard Jefferson misses technical free throw
Q3 0:41 · GS 67-84 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 3:02 · GS 21-30 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 0:06 · GS 48-63 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:41 · GS 67-84 LAL
📊The numbers
| GS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 34 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
