⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their nineteen- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 0:49 · LAC 33-23 CHI
- Steal
Shaun Livingston stole it from Ben Gordon
Q4 2:05 · LAC 98-94 CHI
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 3:33 · LAC 106-94 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell bad pass
Q4 4:09 · LAC 94-92 CHI
- Turnover
Sam Cassell lost ball
Q4 3:55 · LAC 94-92 CHI
- Turnover
Tim Thomas traveling
Q4 3:12 · LAC 96-94 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon turnover
Q4 3:20 · LAC 96-94 CHI
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:33 · LAC 96-94 CHI
- Turnover
Ben Gordon bad pass
Q4 2:05 · LAC 98-94 CHI
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 11 | Blocks | 7 |
