⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 32- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the first quarter
- Made thirteen threes to their nineteen
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q1 9:38 · LAC 21-7 POR
- Lead
Paul George hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:44 · LAC 122-121 POR
- Winner
Terance Mann hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:13 · LAC 124-123 POR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kobe Brown flagrant foul type 1
Q2 11:45 · LAC 43-35 POR
- Turnover
Paul George out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:51 · LAC 120-119 POR
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard turnover
Q4 2:11 · LAC 122-121 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q1 0:00 · LAC 43-38 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 3:05 · LAC 64-65 POR
- Go-ahead
Anfernee Simons hit a driving layup
Q4 2:00 · LAC 122-123 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons bad pass
Q4 1:15 · LAC 122-123 POR
- Turnover
Anfernee Simons out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:21 · LAC 126-123 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 19 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
