⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of eighteen from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 41
- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
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 6:07 · LAC 44-40 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:33 · LAC 60-65 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 3:46 · LAC 44-49 POR
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q4 7:58 · LAC 80-91 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Armon Johnson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:33 · LAC 30-36 POR
- Technical
Andre Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:26 · LAC 38-40 POR
- Technical
LaMarcus Aldridge technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:38 · LAC 62-68 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
