⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 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
They went cold, eleven of 41 from three- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 34
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 30-16 off them
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:10 · LAC 109-102 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q2 7:40 · LAC 42-46 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 4:31 · LAC 44-55 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerami Grant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:01 · LAC 110-102 POR
📊The numbers
| LAC | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
