⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 40 points inside to 24- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 2:27 · GS 26-17 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 9:32 · GS 66-49 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q4 10:00 · GS 96-68 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| GS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
