⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 26- Owned the paint, 70 points inside to 50
- Went cold from three, five of 21
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 1:37 · LAC 30-25 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:28 · LAC 95-102 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
