⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:05 · GS 73-76 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 0:27 · GS 83-98 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q4 7:03 · GS 92-114 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q4 1:56 · GS 96-127 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |








