⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 25 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 8:56 · POR 16-4 LAC
- Steal
Andre Miller stole it from Ryan Gomes
Q4 0:35 · POR 94-91 LAC
- Steal
Andre Miller stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 0:26 · POR 96-91 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:35 · POR 85-81 LAC
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 1:34 · POR 92-86 LAC
- Turnover
Brandon Roy bad pass
Q4 0:42 · POR 94-91 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:17 · POR 82-79 LAC
- Steal
Blake Griffin stole it from Nicolas Batum
Q4 1:34 · POR 92-86 LAC
- Steal
Ryan Gomes stole it from Brandon Roy
Q4 0:42 · POR 94-91 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe lost ball
Q4 4:28 · POR 85-81 LAC
- Turnover
Ryan Gomes lost ball
Q4 0:35 · POR 94-91 LAC
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:26 · POR 96-91 LAC
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
