⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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
Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 19
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
- Steal
Damian Lillard stole it from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Q4 3:00 · POR 97-90 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 4:22 · POR 100-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Damian Lillard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:45 · POR 29-20 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:01 · POR 34-28 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Kuzma offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 4:03 · POR 94-90 LAL
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope bad pass
Q4 3:00 · POR 97-90 LAL
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:06 · POR 100-93 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
