⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
- Made one threes to their seven
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 22-14 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 9:26 · LAC 71-68 CHA
- Lead
Corey Maggette made 21 ft jumper.
OT 1:20 · LAC 87-85 CHA
- Winner
Mikki Moore made slam dunk. Assisted by Marko Jaric.
2OT 4:37 · LAC 91-89 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Bad Pass. Stolen by Jason Kapono.
Q4 1:54 · LAC 77-77 CHA
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Lost Ball. Stolen by Brevin Knight.
OT 0:15 · LAC 89-87 CHA
- Turnover
Chris Kaman Traveling
2OT 2:15 · LAC 91-89 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 5:47 · LAC 17-21 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 5:16 · LAC 71-77 CHA
- Lead
Brevin Knight made two point shot.
Q4 0:46 · LAC 77-79 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Kapono Lost Ball. Stolen by Marko Jaric.
Q4 2:17 · LAC 77-77 CHA
- Turnover
Keith Bogans Traveling
2OT 4:03 · LAC 91-89 CHA
- Turnover
Keith Bogans Offensive Foul. Bogans's 3rd Personal Foul, Charlotte's 1st Team Foul.
2OT 3:31 · LAC 91-89 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 1 | Threes made | 7 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
