⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 29 from three
- Gave up second chances, fifteen 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.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 11:45 · GS 32-28 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q4 1:42 · GS 101-116 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 4:45 · GS 39-48 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 11:36 · GS 73-90 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 7:40 · GS 79-106 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 37 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
