⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 20-12 off them- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 3:24 · POR 23-23 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Miller misses technical free throw
Q4 9:55 · POR 86-77 LAC
- Turnover
Andre Miller bad pass
Q4 4:43 · POR 92-87 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 8:55 · POR 2-16 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:30 · POR 90-87 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:55 · POR 86-77 LAC
- Turnover
Blake Griffin lost ball
Q4 4:03 · POR 94-89 LAC
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
