⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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 stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 11:30 · LAC 52-36 POR
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 0:04 · LAC 92-88 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mo Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:42 · LAC 90-83 POR
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:19 · LAC 90-86 POR
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:19 · LAC 90-86 POR

Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamal Crawford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:56 · LAC 71-58 POR
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:57 · LAC 90-85 POR
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford lost ball
Q4 0:04 · LAC 92-88 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |








