⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 58
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kendall Marshall traveling
Q4 1:31 · LAL 102-109 WSH
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:45 · LAL 102-109 WSH
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:45 · LAL 102-109 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:45 · LAL 2-10 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 8:51 · LAL 51-72 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q4 2:14 · LAL 98-109 WSH
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat offensive foul (Jodie Meeks draws the foul)
Q4 1:47 · LAL 102-109 WSH
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat turnover
Q4 1:47 · LAL 102-109 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |







