⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:07 · LAC 13-10 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell offensive foul (Jarrett Jack draws the foul)
Q4 0:48 · LAC 92-87 POR
- Turnover
Sam Cassell turnover
Q4 0:48 · LAC 92-87 POR
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · LAC 93-89 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q4 10:21 · LAC 75-70 POR
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:51 · LAC 85-81 POR
- Missed FT
Theo Ratliff misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:29 · LAC 88-82 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
