⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eight
They went cold, eight of 32 from three
Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 62
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:22 · LAL 99-105 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses technical free throw
Q1 5:22 · LAL 11-12 GS
- Technical
Jarred Vanderbilt technical foul
Q2 10:04 · LAL 25-30 GS
- Flagrant
Marcus Smart flagrant foul type 1
Q2 5:33 · LAL 35-39 GS

Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 10:23 · LAL 58-73 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Draymond Green technical foul
Q1 5:22 · LAL 11-12 GS
📊The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 17 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
