⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:05 · LAL 40-45 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 0:26 · LAL 63-55 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 1:03 · LAL 105-89 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:21 · LAL 10-13 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
CJ McCollum flagrant foul type 1
Q4 4:38 · LAL 116-104 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
