⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 40 from three- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 30
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 20
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 2:14 · POR 33-22 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerami Grant bad pass
Q4 3:03 · POR 105-111 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 3:22 · POR 105-119 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
