⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 30 from three- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 2:26 · LAC 33-26 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 8:51 · LAC 70-64 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 3:20 · LAC 111-100 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 1:46 · LAC 108-100 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q1 8:38 · LAC 13-16 POR
- Steal
Robert Covington stole it from Paul George
Q4 1:46 · LAC 108-100 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:17 · LAC 103-97 POR
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:17 · LAC 103-97 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
