⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Knicks 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:22 · LAC 62-63 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 3:24 · LAC 77-71 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:01 · LAC 72-71 NY
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · LAC 78-73 NY
- Turnover
Sam Cassell lost ball
Q4 0:27 · LAC 80-75 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 2:49 · LAC 17-25 NY
- Steal
Nate Robinson stole it from Sam Cassell
Q4 0:27 · LAC 80-75 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:38 · LAC 77-73 NY
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · LAC 80-75 NY
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · LAC 80-75 NY
📊The numbers
| LAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 0 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
