⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of sixteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 10:03 · POR 9-4 LAL
- Steal
Juan Dixon stole it from Smush Parker
Q4 0:13 · POR 96-93 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Travis Outlaw turnover
Q4 4:09 · POR 88-81 LAL
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 1:46 · POR 92-87 LAL
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · POR 98-93 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:25 · POR 77-69 LAL
- Steal
Luke Walton stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 1:46 · POR 92-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Smush Parker lost ball
Q4 0:13 · POR 96-93 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
