⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 27 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 30- A 22-0 run took them from 12 down to 10 up 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- Ties it
Eric Gordon hit a layup
Q4 2:02 · LAC 88-88 MEM
- Winner
Al Thornton hit a layup, Eric Gordon with the assist
Q4 1:39 · LAC 90-88 MEM
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 12 down to 10 up
Q4 5:07 · LAC 98-88 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al Thornton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:26 · LAC 86-88 MEM
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · LAC 96-88 MEM
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · LAC 96-88 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 10:34 · LAC 25-38 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
Q4 3:31 · LAC 80-88 MEM
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley lost ball
Q4 2:30 · LAC 85-88 MEM
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 1:22 · LAC 90-88 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
