⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 41 from three
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 58
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the second quarter
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:14 · LAL 16-7 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:04 · LAL 91-92 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:31 · LAL 121-115 MEM
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAL 124-117 MEM
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · LAL 125-120 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q2 1:02 · LAL 65-72 MEM
- Steal
Jaren Jackson Jr. stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:31 · LAL 121-115 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Edey offensive foul
Q4 1:04 · LAL 124-117 MEM
- Turnover
Zach Edey turnover
Q4 1:04 · LAL 124-117 MEM
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · LAL 126-121 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 20 | Threes made | 12 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
