⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 16 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, 44 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30
- A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 4:22 · POR 63-73 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nicolas Batum misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:52 · POR 85-92 LAC
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:20 · POR 85-92 LAC
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum offensive foul
Q4 4:03 · POR 85-95 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 6:41 · POR 16-24 LAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 17
Q2 10:04 · POR 28-45 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 6:24 · POR 85-100 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
