⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty
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 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:53 · LAL 43-37 SA
- Winner
Lonzo Ball hit a 26-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 2:36 · LAL 107-104 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:03 · LAL 109-104 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lonzo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · LAL 119-111 SA
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · LAL 120-113 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
LaMarcus Aldridge flagrant foul type 1
Q1 6:34 · LAL 13-10 SA
- Technical
Davis Bertans technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:29 · LAL 73-76 SA
- Turnover
Patty Mills bad pass
Q4 2:17 · LAL 107-104 SA
📊The numbers
| LAL | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
