⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+8Q129-20
-1Q226-26
+1Q324-22
-1Q419-19
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 9
Key battles
24Fast break points9
11Offensive rebounds5
7Threes made4
11Points off turnovers17
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
