⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Clippers 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 11:48 · LAC 39-42 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses technical free throw
Q1 10:22 · LAC 2-2 POR
- Turnover
Tim Thomas bad pass
Q4 1:24 · LAC 76-79 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 1:59 · LAC 15-29 POR
- Winner
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:13 · LAC 76-77 POR
- Ties it
LaMarcus Aldridge hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · LAC 76-76 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · LAC 76-75 POR
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:00 · LAC 76-75 POR
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · LAC 80-81 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
