⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 25- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 31
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 7-point lead to 15
Q1 2:03 · LAL 27-12 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 11:29 · LAL 60-44 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q4 5:35 · LAL 104-85 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:05 · LAL 70-53 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
