⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 28-18 off them- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6
- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 45
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:31 · POR 35-26 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q3 2:31 · POR 94-78 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:45 · POR 79-76 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 1:39 · POR 114-106 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:03 · POR 102-85 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
