⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 14 rebounds to 25
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q1 5:26 · LAL 29-11 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 10:51 · LAL 91-76 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jordan Farmar flagrant foul type 1 (Corey Maggette draws the foul)
Q3 3:47 · LAL 77-60 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 7:50 · LAL 39-31 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:09 · LAL 77-66 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:37 · LAL 95-79 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
