⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:30 · LAC 16-9 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Andre Miller Technical Foul
Q1 3:00 · LAC 20-17 LAL
- Missed FT
Eric Piatkowski missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 1:58 · LAC 40-31 LAL
- Technical
Sean Rooks Double Technical Foul. Mark Madsen gains possession.
Q3 3:20 · LAC 64-60 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 2:45 · LAC 66-70 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q4 1:51 · LAC 83-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:00 · LAC 20-17 LAL
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul
Q2 1:58 · LAC 40-31 LAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
