⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of eighteen from three- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 9:19 · POR 11-10 LAL
- Ties it
Nicolas Batum hit a three jumper, Rudy Fernandez with the assist
OT 3:15 · POR 92-92 LAL
- Ties it
Rudy Fernandez hit a 22-foot three jumper, Wesley Matthews with the assist
OT 2:15 · POR 95-95 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
OT 1:01 · POR 97-98 LAL
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:19 · POR 97-100 LAL
- Turnover
Andre Miller backcourt
OT 0:16 · POR 97-102 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q4 4:11 · POR 87-90 LAL
- Lead
Lamar Odom hit a 25-foot three jumper, Pau Gasol with the assist
OT 4:47 · POR 87-90 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
OT 1:15 · POR 97-104 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:37 · POR 82-75 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:19 · POR 87-80 LAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom lost ball
Q4 2:06 · POR 87-80 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 61% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
