⏱️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
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to nine
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 5:52 · LAL 19-12 POR
- Ties it
Brian Shaw made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Q4 0:54 · LAL 81-81 POR
- Winner
Devean George made Layup.
OT 4:41 · LAL 87-85 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devean George missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
OT 3:45 · LAL 89-85 POR
- Turnover
Robert Horry Offensive Foul
OT 2:24 · LAL 92-87 POR
- Turnover
Robert Horry Foul
OT 2:24 · LAL 92-87 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:41 · LAL 24-29 POR
- Ties it
Derek Anderson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · LAL 83-83 POR
- Ties it
Derek Anderson made 22 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:00 · LAL 85-85 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Bad Pass
Q4 4:39 · LAL 71-77 POR
- Missed FT
Rasheed Wallace missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:28 · LAL 77-81 POR
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Bad Pass. Stolen by Devean George.
Q4 0:41 · LAL 81-81 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |




