⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their six- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 28
- Made six threes to their 21
- Went cold from three, six of 25
A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:44 · GS 112-112 LAL
- Ties it
Stephen Curry hit a 28-foot three jumper, Draymond Green with the assist
Q4 1:38 · GS 112-112 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:24 · GS 86-93 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:44 · GS 31-33 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:44 · GS 56-61 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 6:17 · GS 76-86 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James traveling
Q4 1:53 · GS 109-112 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:05 · GS 112-114 LAL
📊The numbers
| GS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 21 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |
