⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 48 from three- Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their fourteen
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their six
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 stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q4 10:39 · LAL 102-80 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Schroder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:16 · LAL 24-9 GS
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dennis Schroder and Draymond Green
Q3 6:20 · LAL 74-58 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 1:23 · LAL 31-26 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 0:56 · LAL 91-80 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |