⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 26-17 off them- Went cold from three, eight of 29
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:52 · WSH 81-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Seraphin misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:50 · WSH 93-99 LAL
- Turnover
Bradley Beal traveling
Q4 1:45 · WSH 93-99 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:07 · WSH 6-15 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 10:56 · WSH 58-67 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 4:50 · WSH 64-78 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:44 · WSH 91-98 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · WSH 91-99 LAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · WSH 93-100 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
