⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 43
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 0:29 · POR 30-24 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 5:03 · POR 44-30 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q3 10:42 · POR 61-41 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 9:54 · POR 4-9 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:47 · POR 9-20 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:43 · POR 63-58 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terance Mann misses technical free throw
Q4 0:30 · POR 111-92 LAC
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 19 | Threes made | 15 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
