⏱️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 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, 11 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, 36 free throws to their 22- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 31 from three
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
- Steal
Al-Farouq Aminu stole it from Blake Griffin
Q4 1:28 · POR 98-99 LAC
- Go-ahead
Jusuf Nurkic hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 1:20 · POR 100-99 LAC
- Go-ahead
CJ McCollum hit a 17-foot pullup jump shot, Al-Farouq Aminu with the assist
Q4 0:43 · POR 102-101 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 2:57 · POR 97-99 LAC
- Turnover
Damian Lillard bad pass
Q4 1:46 · POR 98-99 LAC
- Missed FT
CJ McCollum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · POR 102-101 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 1:35 · POR 79-84 LAC
- Go-ahead
Blake Griffin hit a two point shot
Q4 1:06 · POR 100-101 LAC
- Winner
Blake Griffin hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:00 · POR 103-104 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:54 · POR 96-97 LAC
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 1:28 · POR 98-99 LAC
- Turnover
Austin Rivers offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:06 · POR 102-101 LAC
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 26 | Blocks | 19 |
