⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul
Q4 6:22 · LAL 84-79 LAC
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:05 · LAL 89-90 LAC
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:05 · LAL 89-90 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:21 · LAL 20-28 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 3:25 · LAL 19-17 LAC
- Turnover
Elton Brand Lost Ball. Stolen by Karl Malone.
Q4 2:50 · LAL 93-92 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 0 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
