⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+2Q136-31
+5Q231-23
-1Q336-33
+8Q431-23
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 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
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- Ran them off the floor, 35 fast break points to 8
Key battles
35Fast break points8
27Free throws made17
15Points off turnovers23
13Threes made9
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:08 · LAL 24-24 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
