⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 3:04 · LAC 52-42 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 6:41 · LAC 92-83 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:39 · LAC 75-73 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 4:37 · LAC 89-83 LAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
