⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run took them from 15 down to 3 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 2-point lead to 10
Q1 0:43 · LAL 41-31 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 2:35 · LAL 64-58 MEM
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marcus Smart flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:37 · LAL 78-74 MEM
- Turnover
Jarred Vanderbilt lost ball turnover
Q4 3:52 · LAL 116-110 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 15 down to 3 up
Q2 7:18 · LAL 55-58 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:40 · LAL 96-98 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Tuomas Iisalo technical foul
Q3 7:30 · LAL 74-69 MEM
- Turnover
Ja Morant bad pass turnover
Q4 4:33 · LAL 113-110 MEM
- Turnover
Cedric Coward lost ball turnover
Q4 3:59 · LAL 116-110 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 32 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
