⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
They went cold, eleven of 37 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:13 · LAL 42-48 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 7:03 · LAL 74-62 POR
- Ties it
Lonzo Ball hit a 26-foot three jumper, Julius Randle with the assist
Q4 1:51 · LAL 103-103 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 4:29 · LAL 97-91 POR
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:09 · LAL 100-103 POR
- Missed FT
Isaiah Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:07 · LAL 103-106 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 4:20 · LAL 80-71 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q4 5:17 · LAL 97-100 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:38 · LAL 103-103 POR
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · LAL 103-106 POR
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · LAL 103-106 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 7 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 24 | Blocks | 25 |
