⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 39 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 10:27 · LAL 98-95 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 6:21 · LAL 106-102 WSH
- Lead
LeBron James hit a driving dunk
Q4 0:27 · LAL 117-115 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q3 3:23 · LAL 84-88 WSH
- Ties it
Bradley Beal hit a 11-foot two point shot
Q4 0:32 · LAL 115-115 WSH
- Ties it
Bradley Beal hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · LAL 117-117 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bradley Beal offensive foul
Q4 3:47 · LAL 109-104 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal turnover
Q4 3:47 · LAL 109-104 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
