⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind 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 worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 22- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jaxson Hayes technical foul
Q2 10:47 · LAL 28-38 MEM
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:49 · LAL 103-99 MEM
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:23 · LAL 116-109 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jock Landale technical foul
Q1 7:08 · LAL 10-14 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAL | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
