⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 20-6 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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 3:43 · LAL 81-77 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 2:31 · LAL 120-100 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Boucher flopping technical foul
Q4 10:22 · LAL 95-85 TOR
📊The numbers
| LAL | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
