⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 29 from three- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:24 · POR 105-105 LAL
- Ties it
Wesley Matthews hit a 13-foot two point shot, Damian Lillard with the assist
Q4 1:09 · POR 105-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LaMarcus Aldridge bad pass
Q4 4:09 · POR 98-103 LAL
- Turnover
Damian Lillard traveling
Q4 1:35 · POR 103-105 LAL
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · POR 106-105 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:00 · POR 6-12 LAL
- Winner
Wesley Johnson hit a two point shot, Kent Bazemore with the assist
Q4 0:06 · POR 106-107 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar lost ball turnover
Q4 3:43 · POR 98-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
