⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 38
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 4:33 · LAL 60-40 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q3 1:24 · LAL 93-66 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 6:31 · LAL 103-77 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 12
Q2 2:31 · LAL 62-50 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
