⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIL 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 Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 23- A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up in the third quarter
- Made six threes to their twelve
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up
Q3 10:00 · LAL 68-55 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q1 8:01 · LAL 5-13 MIL
- Missed FT
JaVale McGee misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 3:48 · LAL 36-42 MIL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:53 · LAL 102-94 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Robin Lopez flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:48 · LAL 36-42 MIL
- Turnover
Khris Middleton bad pass
Q4 3:55 · LAL 102-94 MIL
- Missed FT
Giannis Antetokounmpo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:12 · LAL 103-96 MIL
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
