⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 11:22 · LAC 29-25 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 3
Q3 4:48 · LAC 64-67 WSH
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Earl Boykins
Q4 0:03 · LAC 97-95 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Kaman misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:50 · LAC 91-84 WSH
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 1:57 · LAC 92-86 WSH
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · LAC 96-95 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q2 3:32 · LAC 37-44 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 8:22 · LAC 47-64 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 10:36 · LAC 71-78 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson bad pass
Q4 3:45 · LAC 88-84 WSH
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison lost ball
Q4 2:09 · LAC 92-86 WSH
- Turnover
Earl Boykins bad pass
Q4 0:03 · LAC 97-95 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
