⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower 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 worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 5:48 · POR 43-36 LAL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 13 down to 1 up
Q4 4:35 · POR 93-92 LAL
- Winner
Damian Lillard hit a driving layup
Q4 0:36 · POR 93-92 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Damian Lillard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:15 · POR 54-60 LAL
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · POR 98-94 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q3 8:04 · POR 55-63 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
