โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven
They went cold, seven of 25 from three
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 28
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 17-9 off them
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 3:08 ยท POR 95-81 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ed Davis and DeAndre Jordan
Q2 6:41 ยท POR 29-26 LAC
- Flagrant
Ed Davis flagrant foul type 1 (Austin Rivers draws the foul)
Q4 9:59 ยท POR 70-64 LAC

Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q1 4:41 ยท POR 22-20 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
๐The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |



