⏱️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, 6 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
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twelve- Owned the paint, 56 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
- Steal
Dwight Howard stole it from Wesley Matthews
Q4 2:35 · LAL 105-103 POR
- Winner
Steve Nash hit a 7-foot two point shot
Q4 1:44 · LAL 107-105 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Metta World Peace 5 second violation
Q4 4:58 · LAL 97-99 POR
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q4 2:35 · LAL 105-103 POR
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:32 · LAL 107-105 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:31 · LAL 42-42 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 10:53 · LAL 58-64 POR
- Ties it
Damian Lillard hit a driving layup
Q4 2:00 · LAL 105-105 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Claver lost ball turnover
Q4 4:50 · LAL 97-99 POR
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews lost ball turnover
Q4 2:35 · LAL 105-103 POR
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · LAL 107-105 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
