⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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, 53 rebounds to 29
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 from level to 8 points up
Q2 1:36 · LAL 56-48 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:07 · LAL 89-86 POR
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · LAL 99-93 POR
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · LAL 99-93 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:24 · LAL 42-38 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge lost ball
Q4 4:15 · LAL 89-86 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
