⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 37 free throws to their nine- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 48
- Made four threes to their thirteen
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 4:19 · LAL 24-22 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 5:35 · LAL 81-70 POR
- Steal
Taurean Prince stole it from Shaedon Sharpe
Q4 2:34 · LAL 106-103 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses technical free throw
Q2 7:19 · LAL 36-42 POR
- Technical
Taurean Prince technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:40 · LAL 84-77 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:23 · LAL 93-92 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deandre Ayton bad pass
Q4 4:31 · LAL 102-101 POR
- Turnover
Shaedon Sharpe bad pass
Q4 2:34 · LAL 106-103 POR
- Turnover
Toumani Camara out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:36 · LAL 112-106 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
