⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 23 from three- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:41 · LAC 102-97 WSH
- Missed FT
Elton Brand misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · LAC 103-99 WSH
- Missed FT
Elton Brand misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:37 · LAC 103-99 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 1:54 · LAC 21-27 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:48 · LAC 95-88 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
