⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:06 · LAL 30-28 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 10:45 · LAL 67-54 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:44 · LAL 18-25 LAC
- Turnover
Smush Parker bad pass
Q4 4:46 · LAL 103-105 LAC
- Missed FT
Ronny Turiaf misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · LAL 110-116 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:40 · LAL 102-102 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:23 · LAL 106-110 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
