โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ LAL better than we expected
โผ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 3:21 ยท LAL 58-48 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 10:42 ยท LAL 76-54 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Warriors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:01 ยท LAL 10-13 GS
Bad plays
- Technical
Yaxel Lendeborg technical foul
Q2 0:22 ยท LAL 62-52 GS
๐The numbers
| LAL | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
๐Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.

Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. WilliamsF | 24 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +12 |
W. KesslerC | 30 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 12-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +24 |
M. ThybulleG | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +12 |
L. DoncicG | 30 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 7-18 | 5-12 | 9-9 | +31 |
A. ReavesG | 32 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 10-10 | +25 |
Q. GrimesG | 27 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +20 |
S. MamukelashviliF | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +12 |
J. LaRaviaF | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +14 |
K. LooneyF | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
J. HardyG | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -11 |
B. JamesG | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -11 |
C. ManonG | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Team | 127 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 46-81 | 11-28 | 24-27 |
Did not playJ. Vanderbilt (coach's decision)

Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. GreenF | 21 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -22 |
G. SantosF | 25 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -14 |
Y. LendeborgF | 29 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 1-3 | -21 |
S. CurryG | 21 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-7 | 7-7 | -22 |
D. MeltonG | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -16 |
W. RichardG | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 |
G. NiangF | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 1-1 | -9 |
B. WilliamsG | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3-12 | 1-3 | 7-7 | -7 |
G. Payton IIG | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -18 |
A. HorfordC | 17 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -13 |
G. IkeF | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | +12 |
L. CryerG | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | +10 |
M. LeonsF | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Team | 105 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 38-92 | 8-36 | 21-27 |




