⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their ten
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:01 · POR 52-55 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juan Dixon bad pass
Q4 4:09 · POR 82-89 LAC
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · POR 83-89 LAC
- Turnover
Steve Blake bad pass
Q4 0:22 · POR 89-95 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 10:02 · POR 26-36 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 8:42 · POR 28-44 LAC
- Steal
Cuttino Mobley stole it from Steve Blake
Q4 0:22 · POR 89-95 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · POR 89-96 LAC
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 3 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
