⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second 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 Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 33
- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- Burned in transition, 13 fast break points to 27
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:03 · LAL 18-17 MEM
- Winner
Tyler Ennis hit a 11-foot two point shot, D'Angelo Russell with the assist
Q4 1:39 · LAL 99-97 MEM
- Steal
Tyler Ennis stole it from James Ennis III
Q4 1:25 · LAL 99-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 3:04 · LAL 95-92 MEM
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · LAL 104-100 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Ties it
Brandan Wright hit a 4-foot layup, Mike Conley with the assist
Q4 1:51 · LAL 97-97 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Ennis III lost ball turnover
Q4 1:25 · LAL 99-97 MEM
- Turnover
James Ennis III bad pass
Q4 0:57 · LAL 101-97 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 14 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
