⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 24- A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 20 rebounds to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q2 1:37 · SAC 56-43 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 11:44 · SAC 92-70 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:39 · SAC 20-27 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 5:13 · SAC 101-90 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 82 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
