⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 9 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
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen
- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 26
- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 34
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:41 · LAC 18-11 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q1 4:59 · LAC 30-16 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q2 0:14 · LAC 85-57 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 7:13 · LAC 118-97 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 14 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
