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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trail Blazers | 37 | 21 | 42 | 31 | 131 |
 Clippers | 29 | 31 | 28 | 39 | 127 |
PORTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 47-8654.7% | 10-2050.0% | 27-3187.1% | 33 | 26 | 11 |
| LAC | 42-8350.6% | 10-2737.0% | 33-3984.6% | 37 | 27 | 10 |
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Portland Trail Blazers131| 36 | 39 | 11-20 | 6-7 | 11-13 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +13.9 | ||||||
| 34 | 27 | 11-19 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 0 | +18 | +4.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 8 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +1.6 | |||||
| 30 | 13 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +15 | +0.4 | |||||||
| 29 | 20 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | +17 | +6.7 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −1.3 | |||||
| 17 | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | −14 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 15 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.8 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −6.9 | |||
| 11 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −3.5 | ||||
| Team | 131 | 47-8654.7% | 10-2050.0% | 33 | 26 | 11 | 32 | 27-3187.1% | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Caleb Swanigan, Jake Layman and Wade Baldwin IV (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers127| 38 | 24, Career high (his best before, 19) | 9-15 | 2-7 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.1 | |||||
| 35 | 39, Season high (his best before, 34) | 15-22 | 3-6 | 6-8 | 0 | −12 | +14.3 | |||||||
| 34 | 22 | 6-16 | 2-6 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 30 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −12.2 | |||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −1.7 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 10 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | +15 | +5.7 | ||||||
| 27 | 15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | +14 | +6.6 | ||||||
| 18 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +18 | +1.4 | |||||||
| 12 | 7 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 5 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.1 | |||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0.0 | |
| Team | 127 | 42-8350.6% | 10-2737.0% | 37 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 33-3984.6% | 8 | 5 | 1 | |||
Bench 42 points on 12 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Milos Teodosic (coach’s decision).
Trail Blazers131Clippers127ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Damian Lillard scored 39 points (22 in the third quarter), and the Portland Trail Blazers went on a 14-4 run in the third quarter to beat the LA Clippers 131-127.
It was tied at 65 when CJ McCollum’s corner 3-pointer put the Trail Blazers ahead for good with 8:57 left in the third quarter. Lillard made 2 3-pointers as they pulled away to a 79-69 lead with 6:46 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 18 in the fourth quarter.
The Clippers got within 127-126 on Danilo Gallinari’s 3-pointer with 18 seconds to play, but McCollum answered with 2 free throws, and the Clippers got no closer than 129-127.
McCollum’s 19-foot step-back jumper with 30.8 seconds left made it 127-123.
During clutch time, the Clippers outscored the Trail Blazers 11-10. Gallinari scored 7 of the Clippers’ 11 on 1 for 4 shooting and 4 for 4 at the line.
McCollum scored 27 points, and Jusuf Nurkić added 20 points (16 in the paint) and 7 assists on 8 for 12 shooting. The Trail Blazers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Clippers, Tobias Harris had 39 points and 11 rebounds on 15 for 22 shooting, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added a career-high 24 points on 9 for 15 shooting. Gallinari scored 22 points. Montrezl Harrell scored 15 points off the bench. Gallinari scored 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. The Clippers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Trail Blazers shot 54.7% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Clippers’ 50.6% and 37.0%. The Clippers’ starters were outscored 37-17 in 10 minutes together. Patrick Beverley fouled out.
Portland Trail BlazersLA ClippersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
104 points from the field on 86 shots: 15.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-31 | 64.5% | 63% |
| In the paint | 9-19 | 47.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 8-16 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-3 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-17 | 52.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Bradley | 39 | 17 | 4-6 | +2 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Patrick Beverley | 9 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 6 | 6 | 2-7 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 12 | 4-6 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 42 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 27 | 7 | 3-6 | −2 |
| Patrick Beverley | 16 | 6 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Tyrone Wallace | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Avery Bradley | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 6 | 3-7 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrezl Harrell | 20 | 5 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Marcin Gortat | 14 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 8 | 4 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
POR
50/50
LAC
Highest Leverage Moments
McCollum 19' Step Back Jump Shot (25 PTS)
Q4 0:31
21.8%
27→6
Gallinari 25' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q4 0:19
19.8%
4→24
Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (39 PTS)
Q4 0:46
12.8%
15→27
Lillard 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (37 PTS)
Q4 1:23
12.1%
21→8
McCollum 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Harkless 1 AST)
Q3 8:57
11.5%
56→45
