⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 9:05 · LAL 8-4 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Montrezl Harrell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:02 · LAL 87-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Montrezl Harrell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:02 · LAL 87-85 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 3:46 · LAL 61-61 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:30 · LAL 87-85 ORL
- Turnover
Dwayne Bacon lost ball turnover
Q4 3:35 · LAL 90-85 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAL | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
