⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 16 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 34 from three- Won the glass, 65 rebounds to 42
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 28
- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 33
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q2 8:57 · POR 56-37 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q2 4:13 · POR 68-46 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Will Barton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:16 · POR 100-98 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:29 · POR 74-72 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
