⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-7Q116-23
+3Q223-19
-11Q319-29
+18Q431-13
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their sixteen- Went cold from three, seven of nineteen
Key battles
25Assists15
8Points off turnovers14
20Free throws made12
6Blocks3
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
