LAL 101-105 MIL, January 9, 2026

Did the better shots win?

No. MIL beat LAL 105-101, but LAL's shots were worth 109.1 points to MIL's 106.4.

LAL 101-105 MIL, January 9, 2026: points scored against what the shots were worth, by team

Team	FGA	FG points	FG expected	FT	FT expected	Points	Shots' worth
LAL	91	93	98.4	8/14	10.7	101	109.1
MIL	79	88	89.0	17/22	17.4	105	106.4

Field goals are priced by how often shots like them go in, free throws at the shooter's season rate. The gap between the score and the shots' worth is not a luck number: misses bring putbacks, and a team that falls behind takes more shots and draws more free throws. How it is measured.

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