⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first 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 Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 28- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their ten
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell misses technical free throw
Q2 1:58 · LAC 54-43 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Gilbert Arenas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:40 · LAC 60-47 WSH
- Flagrant
Brendan Haywood flagrant foul type 1 (Chris Kaman draws the foul)
Q3 10:19 · LAC 68-51 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
