⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 13 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 33 from three- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 25-9 off them
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 4:13 · POR 109-122 LAC
- Steal
Kris Murray stole it from Bones Hyland
Q4 0:13 · POR 116-123 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 2:15 · POR 117-123 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Toumani Camara flopping technical foul
Q1 6:35 · POR 11-18 LAC
- Missed FT
Rayan Rupert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · POR 117-123 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:11 · POR 10-18 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q1 0:44 · POR 27-47 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q1 6:35 · POR 11-18 LAC
- Turnover
Bones Hyland lost ball turnover
Q4 0:13 · POR 116-123 LAC
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
