⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the second 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
- Go-ahead
Randy Foye hit a 27-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:47 · LAC 96-95 POR
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a driving layup
Q4 0:05 · LAC 98-97 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin offensive foul (J.J. Hickson draws the foul)
Q4 3:31 · LAC 85-89 POR
- Turnover
Blake Griffin turnover
Q4 3:31 · LAC 85-89 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q2 11:18 · LAC 25-35 POR
- Go-ahead
Jamal Crawford hit a 21-foot jumper
Q4 0:13 · LAC 96-97 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)
Q4 3:47 · LAC 85-89 POR
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:57 · LAC 93-95 POR
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:57 · LAC 93-95 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
