⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 24 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 33
- A 15-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 31 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 22-10 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:05 · LAL 18-9 MEM
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 31
Q3 5:52 · LAL 103-72 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 4:27 · LAL 130-103 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Anthony Davis and Santi Aldama
Q1 4:57 · LAL 20-16 MEM
- Technical
Double technical foul - D'Angelo Russell and Desmond Bane
Q1 4:57 · LAL 20-16 MEM
- Flagrant
Rui Hachimura flagrant foul type 1
Q1 2:49 · LAL 29-19 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 6:50 · LAL 88-72 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 1:18 · LAL 107-86 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Taylor Jenkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:57 · LAL 20-16 MEM
- Missed FT
Santi Aldama misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q1 2:49 · LAL 29-19 MEM
- Missed FT
Santi Aldama misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q1 2:49 · LAL 29-19 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 22 | Threes made | 20 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 9 |
