⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five
They went cold, five of eighteen from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 1:28 · LAL 58-47 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses technical free throw
Q2 4:35 · LAL 44-36 BKN
- Missed FT
Brandon Bass misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · LAL 104-99 BKN
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · LAL 104-99 BKN

Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:22 · LAL 4-10 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:02 · LAL 95-88 BKN
📊The numbers
| LAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |








