Charting The Shots

FIRST-HALF SHOOTING: Lakers 24 for 47, 51.1%; Trail Blazers 18 for 36., 50%

SECOND-HALF SHOOTING: Lakers 19 for 42, 45.2%; Trail Blazers 12 for 33, 36.3%

Scoring Breakdown

Lakers

Starters: 89

Bench: 17

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Portland

Starters: 75

Bench: 13

Positional Breakdown

Lakers

Center: 32

Forward: 32

Guard: 42

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Portland

Center: 11

Forward: 49

Guard: 28

Team Breakdown

Lakers

O’Neal: 32

Bryant: 25

Rest: 49

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Portland

Pippen: 21

Wallace: 17

Rest: 50

Where They Scored

Lakers

3-pointers: 18

Free throws: 14

Perimeter: 16

In Paint: 58

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Portland

3-pointers: 15

Free throws: 23

Perimeter: 28

In Paint: 22

It’s on The Line

Shaquile O’Neal’s free-throw shooting will be critical to the Lakers’ run for another champion-ship. His performance

First Half

Makes: 2

Attempts: 6

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Second Half

Makes: 2

Attempts: 3

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Total

Makes: 4

Attempts: 9