⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their ten- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 0:32 · WSH 87-108 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 7:52 · WSH 11-20 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 38 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 17 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
