⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 39 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 9:50 · WSH 15-10 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q4 10:29 · WSH 92-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses technical free throw
Q1 7:01 · WSH 13-10 LAL
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses technical free throw
Q3 1:49 · WSH 77-99 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:41 · WSH 15-18 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 3:55 · WSH 17-27 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 7:29 · WSH 35-52 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:01 · WSH 13-10 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 34 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
