⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23- A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 9:03 · LAL 40-31 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 0:01 · LAL 70-74 LAC
- Goaltend
Chris Mihm Defensive Goaltending
Q4 1:47 · LAL 95-103 LAC
- Technical
Lamar Odom Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 1:47 · LAL 95-101 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q3 11:21 · LAL 54-60 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 3:46 · LAL 95-104 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
