⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 21 fast break points to 34
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 11:08 · WSH 16-4 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 7:22 · WSH 26-8 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 8:17 · WSH 115-91 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 9:48 · WSH 106-91 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Lance Stephenson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:35 · WSH 95-74 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 34 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
