⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 20 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
Made sixteen threes to their ten- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the second quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:51 · LAL 17-5 POR
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q3 10:14 · LAL 69-61 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:27 · LAL 99-98 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:27 · LAL 85-84 POR
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:49 · LAL 99-100 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q1 6:07 · LAL 20-18 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q2 11:20 · LAL 30-34 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:58 · LAL 107-113 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
