⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 39 free throws to their 23- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 12
- A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 8:33 · LAL 10-17 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 6:54 · LAL 78-67 MEM
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 29
Q4 4:41 · LAL 120-91 MEM
Bad plays
- Flagrant
JaVale McGee flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:47 · LAL 66-65 MEM
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q3 5:27 · LAL 66-67 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 10:26 · LAL 2-14 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 8:53 · LAL 59-65 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
