⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 22 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
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 30- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their ten
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 6:56 · LAC 24-8 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q1 0:12 · LAC 41-13 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:56 · LAC 39-13 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q2 6:39 · LAC 48-25 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Francisco Garcia misses technical free throw
Q2 9:56 · LAC 39-13 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
