⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:45 · LAL 31-33 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:48 · LAL 0-8 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Al-Farouq Aminu technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:55 · LAL 69-75 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 17 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
