⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 0:46 · LAL 39-28 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 6:43 · LAL 48-32 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 3:58 · LAL 93-71 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Warriors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:20 · LAL 110-102 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 2 |







