⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 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, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Made six threes to their twelve
- Went cold from three, six of 30
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 10:49 · LAL 55-61 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 1:42 · LAL 84-80 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 0:00 · LAL 92-82 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:36 · LAL 113-103 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:38 · LAL 0-11 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q1 8:24 · LAL 2-22 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:59 · LAL 113-105 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 31 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
