⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Kings
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q1 1:35 · SAC 43-33 LAC
- Go-ahead
Peja Stojakovic made 10 ft Jumper.
Q4 2:00 · SAC 103-102 LAC
- Winner
Peja Stojakovic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:05 · SAC 105-104 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Mike Bibby Technical Foul
Q2 6:30 · SAC 49-42 LAC
- Turnover
Brad Miller Backcourt
Q4 4:37 · SAC 99-95 LAC

Clippers
Good plays
- Lead
Elton Brand made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:20 · SAC 101-102 LAC
- Ties it
Elton Brand made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:20 · SAC 101-101 LAC
- Go-ahead
Marko Jaric made Two Point Shot.
Q4 1:22 · SAC 103-104 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marko Jaric Lost Ball. Stolen by Brad Miller.
Q4 1:49 · SAC 103-102 LAC
- Turnover
Marko Jaric Bad Pass. Stolen by Peja Stojakovic.
Q4 0:55 · SAC 105-104 LAC
- Turnover
5 second
Q4 0:23 · SAC 109-106 LAC
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 10 |








