⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36- A 18-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 39 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:43 · LAL 16-17 WSH
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up
Q1 4:29 · LAL 33-19 WSH
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 39
Q3 11:11 · LAL 90-51 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:17 · LAL 112-83 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:32 · LAL 0-9 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Davis Bertans flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:28 · LAL 108-83 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
