⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 10 points behind 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
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35- Went cold from three, two of seventeen
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 5-point lead to 13
Q2 11:14 · POR 35-22 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · POR 66-70 LAC
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 2:04 · POR 67-70 LAC
- Missed FT
Wesley Matthews misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · POR 71-74 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 9:04 · POR 50-40 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 5:01 · POR 66-70 LAC
- Steal
Kenyon Martin stole it from Marcus Camby
Q4 2:04 · POR 67-70 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q3 11:52 · POR 43-32 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:18 · POR 66-64 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:38 · POR 67-70 LAC
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 13 | Assists | 11 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
