⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 32- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 21-9 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 58
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 11:41 · POR 59-58 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:01 · POR 76-73 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 1:17 · POR 106-113 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Mason Plumlee and DeAndre Jordan
Q3 10:41 · POR 53-58 LAC
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:55 · POR 100-107 LAC
- Turnover
Damian Lillard turnover
Q4 0:19 · POR 104-111 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 1:23 · POR 27-37 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 2:29 · POR 80-82 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 6:05 · POR 90-104 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 0:44 · POR 100-107 LAC
- Missed FT
J.J. Redick misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · POR 106-113 LAC
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 12 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
