⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their sixteen
- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
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
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 27-foot three jumper, Steve Blake with the assist
Q4 0:05 · LAL 109-109 TOR
- Ties it
Steve Nash hit a 28-foot three jumper, Dwight Howard with the assist
OT 0:45 · LAL 115-115 TOR
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 2-foot two point shot
OT 0:10 · LAL 117-115 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:26 · LAL 109-109 TOR
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant bad pass
OT 3:41 · LAL 110-109 TOR
- Turnover
Dwight Howard 3 second turnover
OT 1:46 · LAL 112-113 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 7:15 · LAL 16-21 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 8:07 · LAL 65-76 TOR
- Steal
Alan Anderson stole it from Kobe Bryant
OT 3:41 · LAL 110-109 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay offensive foul (Kobe Bryant draws the foul)
Q4 4:30 · LAL 92-99 TOR
- Turnover
Rudy Gay turnover
Q4 1:01 · LAL 103-107 TOR
- Missed FT
Alan Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:07 · LAL 117-116 TOR
📊The numbers
| LAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 32 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
