⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 0:03 · LAC 52-48 POR
- Ties it
Eddie House made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marko Jaric.
Q4 0:03 · LAC 92-92 POR
- Winner
Elton Brand made Layup. Assisted by Eddie House.
OT 2:02 · LAC 95-94 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Kaman Offensive Foul
Q4 0:13 · LAC 89-90 POR
- Turnover
Chris Kaman Foul
Q4 0:13 · LAC 89-90 POR
- Turnover
24 second
OT 2:36 · LAC 93-92 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 6:41 · LAC 12-13 POR
- Go-ahead
Zach Randolph made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Damon Stoudamire.
Q4 2:43 · LAC 85-86 POR
- Go-ahead
Zach Randolph made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ruben Patterson.
OT 2:18 · LAC 93-94 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ruben Patterson Bad Pass. Stolen by Eddie House.
OT 4:35 · LAC 92-92 POR
- Turnover
Derek Anderson Lost Ball. Stolen by Corey Maggette.
OT 3:54 · LAC 92-92 POR
- Turnover
Zach Randolph Lost Ball. Stolen by Eddie House.
OT 3:29 · LAC 92-92 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
