⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 23
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 11:32 · LAC 38-25 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Elton Brand misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · LAC 89-85 CHA
- Missed FT
Daniel Ewing misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · LAC 96-90 CHA
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · LAC 99-93 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:03 · LAC 4-8 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Matt Carroll offensive foul (Quinton Ross draws the foul)
Q4 0:46 · LAC 94-88 CHA
- Turnover
Matt Carroll turnover
Q4 0:46 · LAC 94-88 CHA
- Turnover
Adam Morrison turnover
Q4 0:07 · LAC 100-93 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 38 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
