Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors 127-105 at home on Wednesday, October 21. The final margin was 22 points.
When it got away
The Lakers broke it open in the third quarter, winning that quarter 36-16. Their lead was 34 at that break, and it stayed in double digits at every break after.
Why it was lopsided
The Lakers shot 63.6% on an effective basis to 45.7% for the Warriors and the Lakers cashed in 29.6 free throws for every 100 shots, the Warriors only 22.8. Shot quality is the biggest of the four factors, and it was the clearest gap.
The Warriors did win one battle, ball security: TOV% of 14.4 against 17.8. The Lakers made up for it elsewhere.
The game played at about 102 possessions per team. The Lakers scored 124 points per 100 possessions and the Warriors scored 102.6, a difference of 21.4.
The Warriors' reserves also made a difference, outscoring the opposing bench 56-31.
Who stood out
Walker Kessler (LAL) posted the best line of the night by Game Score (24.8): 26 pts, 9 reb, 1 ast on 12-12 shooting. The team was +24 in the minutes Walker played.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry was the best of the rest at 16.2: 23 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast on 7-15 shooting.
Game Score is a single number that weighs points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers. It is not an official stat, just a quick way to rank lines.
What it means
The result fit the pre-game Win Meter, which gave the Lakers about a 78% chance.
Across the last 8 meetings in our records, Los Angeles Lakers lead 6-2.
Written automatically by Tip Off Live software from box score data. Ratings and probabilities are our own model estimates.