⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 39 from three- Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their fifteen
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q2 7:50 · LAL 51-44 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Kennard technical foul
Q3 3:04 · LAL 78-80 BKN
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses technical free throw
Q4 11:41 · LAL 85-84 BKN
- Turnover
Austin Reaves bad pass turnover
Q4 4:30 · LAL 103-97 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:32 · LAL 37-41 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 6:16 · LAL 74-77 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ziaire Williams and Luka Doncic
Q3 5:12 · LAL 74-75 BKN
📊The numbers
| LAL | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
