⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 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
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:17 · LAL 8-6 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 1:00 · LAL 31-21 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Sasha Vujacic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:15 · LAL 74-60 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:29 · LAL 74-66 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Ruben Patterson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 0:00 · LAL 67-55 POR
- Technical
Ruben Patterson technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · LAL 67-55 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
