⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 7:29 · LAL 12-10 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 4:55 · LAL 99-97 MEM
- Winner
Anthony Davis hit a layup, Dennis Schroder with the assist
OT 4:39 · LAL 106-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 4:44 · LAL 104-104 MEM
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 3:18 · LAL 108-104 MEM
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder bad pass
OT 1:25 · LAL 109-106 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Lead
Desmond Bane hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:45 · LAL 100-101 MEM
- Ties it
Desmond Bane hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · LAL 100-100 MEM
- Lead
Desmond Bane hit a two point shot, Ja Morant with the assist
Q4 0:06 · LAL 102-104 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant turnover
Q4 2:24 · LAL 99-99 MEM
- Turnover
Ja Morant lost ball turnover
OT 4:40 · LAL 104-104 MEM
- Turnover
Desmond Bane lost ball turnover
OT 3:35 · LAL 108-104 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
