⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 11:40 · LAL 75-63 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 2:40 · LAL 111-93 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
