⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 42
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 9-point lead to 17
Q4 9:48 · LAL 97-80 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 5:02 · LAL 111-88 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:04 · LAL 36-33 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:42 · LAL 82-73 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul
Q4 9:18 · LAL 91-80 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
