⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+8Q128-16
0Q221-19
+4Q326-16
-9Q424-32
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 36- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 27-14 off them
- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
13Blocks3
9Offensive rebounds22
14Points off turnovers27
24Assists13
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 16 |
| 13 | Blocks | 3 |
