⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first 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 Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:13 · LAL 19-11 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 4:36 · LAL 27-16 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 8:06 · LAL 44-29 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dalton Knecht misses technical free throw
Q2 7:34 · LAL 40-29 MEM
- Turnover
Anthony Davis lost ball turnover
Q4 0:29 · LAL 112-104 MEM
- Turnover
Anthony Davis bad pass
Q4 0:15 · LAL 114-107 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Zach Edey stole it from Anthony Davis
Q4 0:29 · LAL 112-104 MEM
- Steal
Ja Morant stole it from Anthony Davis
Q4 0:15 · LAL 114-107 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Taylor Jenkins technical foul
Q2 7:34 · LAL 40-29 MEM
- Turnover
Marcus Smart bad pass
Q4 0:24 · LAL 112-104 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
