⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 33 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:42 · LAC 8-0 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 7:50 · LAC 72-70 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 5:09 · LAC 80-73 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:57 · LAC 103-102 POR
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 2:17 · LAC 103-104 POR
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:01 · LAC 105-106 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q2 7:46 · LAC 38-44 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 3:17 · LAC 43-54 POR
- Go-ahead
Anfernee Simons hit a driving layup
Q4 2:44 · LAC 103-104 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deni Avdija bad pass
Q4 4:12 · LAC 98-97 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
