⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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
Made nine threes to their two- They went cold, two of twenty from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 11 rebounds to 21
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 7 down to 5 up
Q2 7:35 · LAL 40-35 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 8:02 · LAL 81-71 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q4 3:31 · LAL 96-79 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Walton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:30 · LAL 12-24 POR
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:05 · LAL 57-61 POR
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:31 · LAL 84-79 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:47 · LAL 10-19 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 3:45 · LAL 12-27 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 5:09 · LAL 40-43 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Travis Outlaw lost ball
Q4 3:13 · LAL 85-79 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
