⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 24 from three- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 16
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q3 6:03 · LAL 62-56 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 7:54 · LAL 81-70 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Clarkson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · LAL 92-84 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:37 · LAL 71-68 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 2:58 · LAL 92-84 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
