⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 42
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 20-12 off them
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Kaman Offensive Foul
Q4 1:52 · LAC 99-94 LAL
- Turnover
Quentin Richardson Bad Pass. Stolen by Derek Fisher.
Q4 0:36 · LAC 99-98 LAL
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 0:23 · LAC 99-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:51 · LAC 99-98 LAL
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 0:51 · LAC 99-98 LAL
- Turnover
Derek Fisher Backcourt
Q4 0:36 · LAC 99-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 16 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
