⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to eight
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 2 down to 6 up
Q4 6:18 · LAC 87-81 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Kaman Lost Ball. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 3:12 · LAC 87-81 NY
- Turnover
Chris Kaman Lost Ball. Stolen by Kurt Thomas.
Q4 2:59 · LAC 87-81 NY
- Missed FT
Marko Jaric missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · LAC 92-89 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Turnover
Q4 5:00 · LAC 85-81 NY
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:25 · LAC 89-87 NY
📊The numbers
| LAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
