⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 24
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 29
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 2:00 · LAC 33-27 POR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 1:02 · LAC 62-51 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 33 | Assists | 28 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
