⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 24-6 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 5:26 · WSH 54-35 LAL
- Steal
John Wall stole it from Tarik Black
Q4 1:17 · WSH 108-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Markieff Morris defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:49 · WSH 108-105 LAL
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 1:34 · WSH 108-105 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
D'Angelo Russell stole it from John Wall
Q4 1:34 · WSH 108-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luol Deng turnover
Q4 4:37 · WSH 101-96 LAL
- Turnover
Tarik Black lost ball turnover
Q4 1:17 · WSH 108-105 LAL
- Missed FT
Tarik Black misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:01 · WSH 110-106 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
