⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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 thirteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 30 from three
- Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 34
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 6:06 · POR 121-108 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
CJ McCollum offensive foul
Q4 4:26 · POR 114-106 LAL
- Turnover
CJ McCollum turnover
Q4 4:26 · POR 114-106 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:37 · POR 121-114 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 6:30 · POR 53-49 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:20 · POR 126-119 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 34 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 6 |
