⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 19 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
They went cold, nine of 36 from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 26-14 off them
- A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the second 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q2 8:30 · LAL 42-35 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 2:45 · LAL 57-43 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 8:43 · LAL 97-81 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 11:40 · LAL 59-54 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 9
Q4 2:38 · LAL 107-98 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
