⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 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, 9 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
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 4:37 · POR 49-40 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 2:11 · POR 89-71 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Travis Outlaw double technical foul
Q3 0:30 · POR 85-71 LAL
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · POR 110-103 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q3 4:26 · POR 77-71 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Lamar Odom flagrant foul type 1 (Brandon Roy draws the foul)
Q3 0:30 · POR 85-71 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:19 · POR 102-95 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |








