⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 50 free throws to their sixteen- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their three
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 dragged them back level
Q4 6:03 · LAL 107-107 GS
- Ties it
Pau Gasol hit a driving layup, Jodie Meeks with the assist
Q4 2:00 · LAL 113-113 GS
- Lead
Dwight Howard hit a dunk, Steve Blake with the assist
Q4 1:34 · LAL 115-113 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · LAL 111-111 GS
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · LAL 111-111 GS
- Turnover
Pau Gasol out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:06 · LAL 115-116 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 11:49 · LAL 63-68 GS
- Lead
Carl Landry hit a 13-foot jumper, Stephen Curry with the assist
Q4 2:17 · LAL 111-113 GS
- Go-ahead
Klay Thompson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Stephen Curry with the assist
Q4 1:23 · LAL 115-116 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jarrett Jack steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:29 · LAL 117-116 GS
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
