⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second 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
Lived at the line, 56 free throws to their 27- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 10:23 · LAC 13-2 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 11:14 · LAC 58-53 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Blake Griffin and Gerald Henderson
Q4 3:42 · LAC 93-78 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up
Q2 8:11 · LAC 37-40 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 3:59 · LAC 100-87 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
