⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made five threes to their twelve- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:02 · LAC 33-32 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:38 · LAC 23-30 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Allan Houston Lost Ball. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 3:57 · LAC 94-90 NY
📊The numbers
| LAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
