⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their nineteen- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 35
- A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 10:07 · LAL 15-3 GS
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q1 3:05 · LAL 43-21 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q2 7:39 · LAL 60-31 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Devontae Cacok technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:41 · LAL 117-87 GS
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:34 · LAL 38-21 GS
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
