⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 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
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 28-18 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to eight
- A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Made eleven threes to their nineteen
- They shot well above their usual, nineteen of 43 from three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:25 · LAL 57-60 POR
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q3 5:52 · LAL 78-68 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 1:14 · LAL 89-75 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q1 0:06 · LAL 19-26 POR
- Turnover
Walker Kessler offensive foul
Q4 2:16 · LAL 110-103 POR
- Turnover
Walker Kessler offensive foul turnover
Q4 2:16 · LAL 110-103 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:18 · LAL 95-89 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deni Avdija bad pass turnover
Q4 1:25 · LAL 110-105 POR
- Turnover
Donovan Clingan bad pass turnover
Q4 0:25 · LAL 116-110 POR
- Turnover
Toumani Camara bad pass turnover
Q4 0:02 · LAL 124-118 POR
📊The numbers
| LAL | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 19 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. LaRaviaF | 25 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1-4 | -16 |
W. KesslerC Double-double | 37 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | +8 |
M. ThybulleG | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | -8 |
L. DoncicG | 38 | 53 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 10 | 1 | 17-33 | 5-15 | 14-18 | +16 |
A. ReavesG | 38 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 8-22 | 1-8 | 8-8 | -6 |
Z. WilliamsF | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +8 |
S. MamukelashviliF | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +19 |
Q. GrimesG | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +19 |
C. SextonG | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -10 |
A. ThieroF | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 124 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 42-93 | 11-37 | 29-37 |
Did not playK. Looney (coach's decision), J. Vanderbilt (coach's decision), L. Lovering (coach's decision), J. Hardy (coach's decision)
Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. CamaraF | 30 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | -4 |
D. AvdijaF Double-double | 39 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 9-14 | 0 |
D. ClinganC Double-double | 28 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | -7 |
D. LillardG | 37 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 5-13 | 4-10 | 8-8 | +5 |
S. HendersonG | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | -2 |
J. HolidayG | 31 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 1-1 | -12 |
S. CissokoG | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | -13 |
R. Williams IIIC | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +1 |
C. YoungbloodG | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 1-2 | +4 |
Y. HansenC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Team | 118 | 37 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 36-70 | 19-43 | 27-37 |
Did not playM. Potter (coach's decision), B. Carlson (coach's decision), J. Kent (coach's decision)
