⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 4 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
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:31 · POR 16-10 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 2:50 · POR 53-46 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 0:36 · POR 84-69 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 3:19 · POR 90-82 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:41 · POR 35-40 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:13 · POR 66-62 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 10:07 · POR 58-51 LAL
- Missed FT
Luke Walton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:11 · POR 88-81 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 3:15 · POR 90-82 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
