⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 24- A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 40
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 4:20 · LAC 24-15 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 4:30 · LAC 47-35 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 1 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
