⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 6 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, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 20-11 off them- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36
- Made four threes to their thirteen
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 1:35 · LAC 35-30 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 1:19 · LAC 63-61 POR
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Damian Lillard
Q4 1:27 · LAC 118-117 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · LAC 118-117 POR
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:47 · LAC 118-117 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q3 3:31 · LAC 89-95 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard lost ball turnover
Q4 1:27 · LAC 118-117 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 34 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
