⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
+7Q132-22
-3Q227-27
-12Q317-26
+3Q423-17
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
25Free throws made11
24Points off turnovers13
17Assists27
13Steals10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 6:56 · LAL 94-79 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:14 · LAL 40-37 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
