⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 33-8 off them
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 10:52 · LAC 58-51 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:00 · LAC 27-28 SAC
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:41 · LAC 69-61 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Mikki Moore technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:52 · LAC 58-53 SAC
- Technical
Ron Artest technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:39 · LAC 65-57 SAC
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses technical free throw
Q3 3:41 · LAC 69-61 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
