⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 8:53 · LAL 14-9 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 3:08 · LAL 31-16 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 8:03 · LAL 46-27 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 15 | Blocks | 2 |