⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️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 sixteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 6
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 9:25 · LAL 38-31 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q2 4:07 · LAL 58-39 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q4 6:49 · LAL 112-83 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 7:39 · LAL 11-12 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 4:39 · LAL 81-71 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 17
Q4 2:20 · LAL 118-101 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jamir Watkins flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:49 · LAL 109-83 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAL | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
