⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-6 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q2 6:31 · TOR 48-38 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 4:37 · TOR 98-85 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:28 · TOR 92-85 LAL
- Missed FT
Cory Joseph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · TOR 101-93 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 10:51 · TOR 3-9 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:22 · TOR 58-55 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q1 4:28 · TOR 14-15 LAL
📊The numbers
| TOR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
