⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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, 11 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
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen
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 3:58 · LAL 24-12 POR
- Winner
Anthony Davis hit a 17-foot step back jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
Q4 2:24 · LAL 91-89 POR
- Steal
Avery Bradley stole it from Anfernee Simons
Q4 2:07 · LAL 91-89 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:07 · LAL 92-89 POR
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAL 97-93 POR
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAL 97-93 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:07 · LAL 54-56 POR
- Ties it
Norman Powell hit a 23-foot step back jumper, Robert Covington with the assist
Q4 2:44 · LAL 89-89 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
CJ McCollum lost ball turnover
Q4 4:11 · LAL 88-83 POR
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons lost ball turnover
Q4 2:07 · LAL 91-89 POR
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · LAL 97-93 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
