⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Owned the paint, 82 points inside to 62
- Made eight threes to their seventeen
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 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:24 · LAL 78-75 WSH
- Lead
D'Angelo Russell hit a 1-foot layup, Anthony Davis with the assist
OT 4:38 · LAL 128-126 WSH
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 25-foot threeer
OT 3:12 · LAL 131-131 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
OT 3:39 · LAL 128-131 WSH
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:28 · LAL 134-131 WSH
- Turnover
Anthony Davis out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 0:17 · LAL 134-131 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:33 · LAL 19-27 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:12 · LAL 70-75 WSH
- Go-ahead
Jordan Poole hit a 27-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:43 · LAL 124-126 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyus Jones flopping technical foul
Q2 3:47 · LAL 55-58 WSH
- Turnover
Jordan Poole out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 2:53 · LAL 131-131 WSH
- Turnover
Deni Avdija turnover
OT 1:41 · LAL 133-131 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 17 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 35 |
| 82 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
