⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 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
Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 56
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:01 · POR 18-17 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 1:46 · POR 30-23 LAC
- Steal
Nicolas Batum stole it from Matt Barnes
Q4 0:42 · POR 101-100 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 4:58 · POR 89-92 LAC
- Turnover
Wesley Matthews offensive foul (Lamar Odom draws the foul)
Q4 3:35 · POR 91-96 LAC
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 0:23 · POR 101-100 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q3 2:16 · POR 82-78 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q4 7:01 · POR 91-100 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin traveling
Q4 3:43 · POR 91-96 LAC
- Turnover
Matt Barnes bad pass
Q4 0:42 · POR 101-100 LAC
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
