⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 30
- A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 10:15 · LAC 45-29 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 6:20 · LAC 74-50 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:52 · LAC 89-65 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses technical free throw
Q4 5:52 · LAC 89-65 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
