⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 28-8 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 40
- Won the second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to three
- Made ten threes to their seventeen
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 37 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 9:50 · POR 61-58 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:16 · POR 82-78 LAL
- Steal
Dennis Smith Jr. stole it from Anthony Davis
Q4 2:49 · POR 99-98 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
CJ Elleby lost ball turnover
Q4 3:48 · POR 97-98 LAL
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons bad pass
Q4 1:12 · POR 105-100 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
LeBron James stole it from Anfernee Simons
Q4 1:12 · POR 105-100 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Davis bad pass
Q4 2:49 · POR 99-98 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 1:53 · POR 102-100 LAL
- Turnover
Talen Horton-Tucker offensive foul
Q4 1:06 · POR 105-100 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 10 | Threes made | 17 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
