⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first 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
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 21
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 27
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 3-point lead to 12
Q1 2:10 · POR 37-25 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 6:47 · POR 123-104 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donovan Clingan misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 8:51 · POR 112-97 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
JJ Redick technical foul
Q4 12:00 · POR 107-90 LAL
- Flagrant
LeBron James flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:51 · POR 112-97 LAL
📊The numbers
| POR | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |







