⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, six of 23
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 12 down to 2 up
Q1 3:48 · LAL 29-27 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 9:22 · LAL 72-63 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 4:05 · LAL 103-103 WSH
- Missed FT
Tyler Ennis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:49 · LAL 104-103 WSH
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 1:27 · LAL 108-113 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:00 · LAL 95-89 WSH
- Steal
Markieff Morris stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 1:27 · LAL 108-113 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 2:18 · LAL 108-119 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 4:56 · LAL 103-101 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
