⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+10Q130-25
+2Q225-21
+11Q331-20
-2Q427-29
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
Key battles
10Threes made4
21Free throws made11
3Blocks7
18Offensive rebounds12
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 6:22 · LAL 79-57 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:04 · LAL 43-42 MIL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
