⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 28-18 off them
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:21 · LAC 9-2 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 10:03 · LAC 38-33 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 4:52 · LAC 108-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Elton Brand technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:03 · LAC 95-75 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 8:41 · LAC 9-12 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q3 11:27 · LAC 65-49 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damon Stoudamire misses technical free throw
Q4 9:03 · LAC 95-75 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
