⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first 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 Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 22- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:05 · LAC 28-22 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 11:42 · LAC 53-43 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 0:02 · LAC 80-65 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:11 · LAC 34-33 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Ostertag Technical Foul
Q2 11:44 · LAC 32-25 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
