⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 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
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kwame Brown with the assist
Q4 0:17 · LAL 98-98 POR
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 14-foot two point shot
OT 3:56 · LAL 102-100 POR
- Winner
Kobe Bryant hit a 23-foot threeer
OT 0:44 · LAL 111-108 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:25 · LAL 89-92 POR
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · LAL 89-92 POR
- Turnover
Smush Parker bad pass
OT 1:20 · LAL 108-106 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q1 8:38 · LAL 10-19 POR
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a driving layup
OT 4:33 · LAL 100-100 POR
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a 6-foot two point shot
OT 3:36 · LAL 102-102 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:05 · LAL 89-94 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
