⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. 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, 8 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
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:41 · LAL 15-4 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 5:35 · LAL 46-24 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 9:00 · LAL 58-41 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Trevor Ariza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:03 · LAL 72-53 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8
Q2 1:16 · LAL 49-41 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 70% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
