⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third 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, 34 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 20-4 off them
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 52
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 8:11 · LAL 79-78 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 5:24 · LAL 87-80 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:51 · LAL 95-90 LAC
- Missed FT
Robert Horry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:37 · LAL 97-90 LAC
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:19 · LAL 97-92 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 7 down to 10 up
Q3 2:32 · LAL 66-76 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Piatkowski missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:13 · LAL 12-13 LAC
- Technical
Technical Foul
Q3 2:00 · LAL 66-61 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
