⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 0:51 · LAC 71-70 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 9:57 · LAC 80-72 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 2:46 · LAC 109-92 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 5:24 · LAC 16-23 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Knox II misses technical free throw
Q3 2:26 · LAC 102-92 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 32 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
