⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 26
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
Q1 11:40 · LAL 10-0 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:07 · LAL 82-84 BKN
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:38 · LAL 83-84 BKN
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:36 · LAL 87-86 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 9:34 · LAL 78-83 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:13 · LAL 87-86 BKN
📊The numbers
| LAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
