⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 fifteen threes to their nine- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 42
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:05 · POR 9-0 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 5:11 · POR 58-42 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matisse Thybulle misses technical free throw
Q2 0:58 · POR 56-42 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:06 · POR 13-12 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 24
Q4 3:46 · POR 105-81 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul
Q2 0:58 · POR 56-42 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 27 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 11 |
