⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of fifteen from three- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:06 · LAC 27-24 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:07 · LAC 44-43 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:34 · LAC 2-8 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q2 1:07 · LAC 44-43 SAC
- Technical
Kenny Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:42 · LAC 56-51 SAC
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · LAC 101-93 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
