⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 18 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 18 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
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 17-2 off them
- A 16-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 44 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 6:11 · LAC 25-10 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q1 1:04 · LAC 43-16 POR
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 44
Q3 10:59 · LAC 80-36 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:43 · LAC 78-35 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
