⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 27-15 off them- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:19 · SAC 9-0 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:37 · SAC 66-59 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:54 · SAC 81-78 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
