⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their thirteen- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 70
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 4 down to 4 up
Q3 3:27 · LAL 80-76 TOR
- Winner
Anthony Davis hit a driving layup, Austin Reaves with the assist
Q4 1:01 · LAL 122-121 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cam Reddish misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 3:52 · LAL 111-109 TOR
- Missed FT
Max Christie misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · LAL 120-116 TOR
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:14 · LAL 120-118 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 10:22 · LAL 54-61 TOR
- Steal
RJ Barrett stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:14 · LAL 120-118 TOR
- Go-ahead
Gary Trent Jr. hit a 26-foot three jumper, Dennis Schroder with the assist
Q4 1:08 · LAL 120-121 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Immanuel Quickley turnover
Q4 3:52 · LAL 110-109 TOR
- Turnover
RJ Barrett offensive foul
Q4 0:24 · LAL 124-121 TOR
- Turnover
RJ Barrett turnover
Q4 0:24 · LAL 124-121 TOR
📊The numbers
| LAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 34 | Assists | 34 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
