⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 7:00 · POR 86-85 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:36 · POR 105-113 LAL
- Turnover
Hassan Whiteside offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 4:37 · POR 107-115 LAL
- Turnover
CJ McCollum bad pass
Q4 4:00 · POR 107-115 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:25 · POR 23-29 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 9:45 · POR 43-50 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 10:23 · POR 71-82 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 5:31 · POR 17-17 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:10 · POR 120-128 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 32 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |









