POR 109-81 LAL, April 13, 2025

Did the better shots win?

Yes. POR beat LAL 109-81, and POR's shots were worth 108.0 points to LAL's 87.1.

POR 109-81 LAL, April 13, 2025: points scored against what the shots were worth, by team

Team	FGA	FG points	FG expected	FT	FT expected	Points	Shots' worth
POR	96	99	93.3	10/21	14.7	109	108.0
LAL	80	71	76.5	10/14	10.6	81	87.1

Field goals are priced by how often shots like them go in, free throws at the shooter's season rate. The gap between the score and the shots' worth is not a luck number: misses bring putbacks, and a team that falls behind takes more shots and draws more free throws. How it is measured.

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