⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse 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, 28 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:34 · POR 32-25 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 10:18 · POR 72-57 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerami Grant turnover
Q4 3:52 · POR 108-105 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 8:23 · POR 40-42 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 9:55 · POR 98-98 LAC
- Winner
Nicolas Batum hit a 27-foot three jumper, Reggie Jackson with the assist
Q4 2:37 · POR 110-111 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:32 · POR 108-104 LAC
- Missed FT
Moussa Diabate misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:17 · POR 108-105 LAC
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · POR 112-116 LAC
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 17 | Threes made | 13 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
