⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their seventeen- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
- Made nine threes to their fifteen
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
- Ties it
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit a 28-foot three jumper, Kyle Kuzma with the assist
Q4 1:08 · LAL 111-111 WSH
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 4-foot two point shot
Q4 0:09 · LAL 115-115 WSH
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 18-foot step back jumper
OT 3:49 · LAL 117-117 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · LAL 105-109 WSH
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:09 · LAL 115-115 WSH
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 2:10 · LAL 117-119 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 10:55 · LAL 88-90 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 7:31 · LAL 94-102 WSH
- Lead
Deni Avdija hit a 26-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 0:51 · LAL 111-114 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook offensive foul
Q4 2:12 · LAL 105-109 WSH
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 2:12 · LAL 105-109 WSH
- Turnover
Deni Avdija lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · LAL 111-114 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
