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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Portland Trail Blazers | 32 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 136 |
 Los Angeles Lakers | 38 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 129 |
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 136-129.
Damian Lillard’s 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 3:38 left in the fourth quarter.
The Lakers got within 128-127 on Ziaire Williams’ corner 3-pointer with 2:36 to play, but Ja Morant answered with a 12-foot floater, and the Lakers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Trail Blazers outscored the Lakers 17-13. Lillard scored seven of the Trail Blazers’ 17 on 2-of-2 shooting and 1 of 1 at the line.
Deni Avdija had 23 points (12 on four 3-pointers) and nine assists. Morant added 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting. Jrue Holiday added 22 points (12 in the paint) on 8-of-12 shooting off the bench. Lillard added 21 points, and Robert Williams III had 14 points and 10 rebounds on 6-of-8 shooting off the bench. The Trail Blazers had four 20-point scorers.
For the Lakers, Luka Dončić had 41 points and nine assists, and Austin Reaves added 26 points and seven assists. Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting off the bench.
The Trail Blazers shot 59.0% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Lakers’ 56.3% and 39.5%. The Lakers outscored the Trail Blazers 22-10 on the fast break.
Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles LakersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Portland Trail Blazers136| 33 | 23 | 8-15 | 4-7 | 3-7 | 0 | +8 | +4.0 | |||||||
| 31 | 21 | 5-12 | 4-8 | 7-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0.0 | |||||
| 31 | 23 | 9-13 | 1-1 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | +2.8 | ||||
| 26 | 9 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1-4 | 0 | −4 | +1.1 | |||||||
| 24 | 12 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +2.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 22 | 8-12 | 2-6 | 4-6 | 0 | +10 | +5.8 | |||||||
| 21 | 14 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | +5 | +8.7 | |||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.7 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −9.7 | |||||
| 7 | 4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 136 | 46-7859.0% | 18-3650.0% | 38 | 30 | 14 | 23 | 26-4163.4% | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 48 points on 17 of 29 shooting
Did not play: Branden Carlson, Yang Hansen and Micah Potter (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers129| 39 | 26 | 8-13 | 4-8 | 0 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7.5 | |||||
| 37 | 41 | 12-22 | 6-15 | 11-13 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +13.7 | ||||||
| 33 | 13 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-4 | +3 | −4.2 | |||||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | −3 | +3.5 | |||||||
| 22 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −7.9 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 17 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +6 | +5.5 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.5 | |||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −7.1 | ||||
| 14 | 9 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −5.5 | |||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −2.0 | ||
| Team | 129 | 45-8056.3% | 17-4339.5% | 31 | 28 | 15 | 29 | 22-3073.3% | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 33 points on 13 of 26 shooting
Did not play: Jarred Vanderbilt, Jaden Hardy, Bronny James and Arthur Kaluma (coach’s decision).
| Stat | Trail Blazers | Lakers |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 46-7859.0% | 45-8056.3% |
| 3-pointers | 18-3650.0% | 17-4339.5% |
| Free throws | 26-4163.4% | 22-3073.3% |
| Rebounds | 38 | 31 |
| Offensive | 7 | 6 |
| Defensive | 31 | 25 |
| Assists | 30 | 28 |
| Steals | 5 | 6 |
| Blocks | 2 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 15 |
| Fouls | 23 | 29 |
| Bench points | 48 | 33 |
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Trail Blazers’ chance bottomed out at 19% (3rd quarter, 9:39 left).
110 points from the field on 78 shots: 22.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-25 | 60.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 13-15 | 86.7% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 0-2 | 0.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-11 | 45.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-25 | 52.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ziaire Williams | 25 | 11 | 4-6 | +2 |
| Jake LaRavia | 10 | 1 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Austin Reaves | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Luka Dončić | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 8 | 3-8 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matisse Thybulle | 19 | 6 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Austin Reaves | 13 | 6 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Ziaire Williams | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Quentin Grimes | 5 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 7 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 13 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Luka Dončić | 11 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 11 | 4-7 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = POR leads
LAL Largest Lead
11
Q1 6:39
POR Largest Lead
8
Q4 7:56
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
LAL 13-0 run
Q2 0:35 – Q3 10:46
-2 → +11
