⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 28
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 34
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 42-point deficit to 32
Q4 6:59 · WSH 85-117 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jared Butler misses technical free throw
Q4 1:25 · WSH 91-130 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 34
Q2 3:24 · WSH 42-76 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 36
Q3 9:38 · WSH 52-88 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 33-point lead to 42
Q4 9:09 · WSH 75-117 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Reaves technical foul
Q1 2:14 · WSH 25-33 LAL
- Technical
Dalton Knecht technical foul
Q4 1:25 · WSH 91-130 LAL
- Technical
Dalton Knecht technical foul
Q4 1:25 · WSH 93-130 LAL
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 10 | Threes made | 15 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 37 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
