⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 9
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 31-point deficit to 23
Q3 2:37 · POR 61-84 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 1:23 · POR 22-38 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 11:37 · POR 38-60 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 31
Q3 9:23 · POR 40-71 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
