⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 8:51 · LAL 22-6 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 0:56 · LAL 69-57 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
