⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their thirteen- A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the first quarter
- Made eight threes to their eighteen
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 42 from three
- Burned in transition, 17 fast break points to 34
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:23 · WSH 101-103 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:13 · WSH 120-125 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q1 6:19 · WSH 21-26 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:48 · WSH 24-34 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q4 6:12 · WSH 105-119 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
LeBron James flagrant foul type 1
Q2 3:12 · WSH 51-60 LAL
- Turnover
Maxwell Lewis out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:17 · WSH 120-125 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
