⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 22 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 3:59 · SAC 27-18 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 9:23 · SAC 44-25 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 7:07 · SAC 95-73 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 0:50 · SAC 78-63 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 2:58 · SAC 98-86 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
