⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 64 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:31 · LAL 0-9 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 9:25 · LAL 2-21 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 5:11 · LAL 54-81 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
