⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 34 from three
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 8:54 · LAC 13-4 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 5:03 · LAC 60-40 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q3 7:29 · LAC 89-63 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 10:30 · LAC 102-81 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:34 · LAC 119-109 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 36 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
