⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL 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 Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the second 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 11:41 · LAC 39-22 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 1:13 · LAC 61-42 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Kaman misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:47 · LAC 83-78 LAL
- Turnover
Corey Maggette offensive foul (Ronny Turiaf draws the foul)
Q4 2:09 · LAC 86-80 LAL
- Turnover
Corey Maggette turnover
Q4 2:09 · LAC 86-80 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Walton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:48 · LAC 15-12 LAL
- Turnover
Jordan Farmar turnover
Q4 2:20 · LAC 86-80 LAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
