⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 10 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 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.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 5:38 · POR 24-19 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 10:59 · POR 97-88 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 4:18 · POR 109-93 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jrue Holiday flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:01 · POR 68-65 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 10:07 · POR 9-12 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:44 · POR 61-58 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brook Lopez technical foul
Q4 3:26 · POR 103-93 LAC
📊The numbers
| POR | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
