⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
Made 23 threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 47 from three
- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 56
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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 dragged them back level
Q1 6:10 · POR 14-14 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 4:07 · POR 25-16 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 1:29 · POR 34-19 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:55 · POR 5-14 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 23 | Threes made | 12 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
