⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q4 8:06 · LAL 104-87 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 5
Q3 3:19 · LAL 77-72 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Durant misses technical free throw
Q4 3:39 · LAL 111-93 BKN
📊The numbers
| LAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
