⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 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, 51 rebounds to 37- A 21-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 30 in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:34 · LAL 10-3 POR
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 30
Q1 4:33 · LAL 37-7 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:18 · LAL 92-79 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 17
Q3 7:54 · LAL 67-50 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 0:48 · LAL 80-68 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q3 3:30 · LAL 71-55 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
