⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 30 from three- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 26-17 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 5:42 · LAL 18-25 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 5:42 · LAL 55-53 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 3:08 · LAL 68-58 TOR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Anthony Davis flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:48 · LAL 75-85 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 6:42 · LAL 10-25 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 0:12 · LAL 70-71 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 9:31 · LAL 72-81 TOR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Scottie Barnes flagrant foul type 1
Q2 7:54 · LAL 43-44 TOR
📊The numbers
| LAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 29 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
