⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 19-11 off them
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 58
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 7:40 · WSH 44-49 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:10 · WSH 107-106 LAL
- Winner
Kristaps Porzingis hit a 1-foot dunk, Tomas Satoransky with the assist
Q4 2:10 · WSH 117-116 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis offensive foul
Q4 2:44 · WSH 115-114 LAL
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis turnover
Q4 2:44 · WSH 115-114 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:00 · WSH 127-119 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 4:19 · WSH 16-32 LAL
- Go-ahead
LeBron James hit a layup, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 2:33 · WSH 115-116 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Monk bad pass
Q4 4:34 · WSH 111-111 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:51 · WSH 117-116 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
