⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 20
- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Made six threes to their twelve
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:41 · WSH 16-10 LAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q2 1:15 · WSH 65-54 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 5:39 · WSH 77-65 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
John Wall misses technical free throw
Q1 0:39 · WSH 25-30 LAL
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 2:44 · WSH 97-91 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:09 · WSH 22-27 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:47 · WSH 29-36 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 1:38 · WSH 80-75 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball turnover
Q4 1:08 · WSH 101-93 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Assists | 16 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
