⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 21-11 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 8:19 · LAL 16-6 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 1:14 · LAL 35-19 WSH
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a jumper
Q4 2:50 · LAL 96-94 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:25 · LAL 94-94 WSH
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:17 · LAL 97-94 WSH
- Turnover
Metta World Peace turnover
Q4 0:34 · LAL 97-99 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q3 8:06 · LAL 63-57 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:04 · LAL 72-70 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 10:42 · LAL 81-83 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Randy Wittman technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:31 · LAL 26-14 WSH
- Turnover
Nenê traveling
Q4 2:36 · LAL 96-94 WSH
- Missed FT
Nenê misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:43 · LAL 97-98 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
