⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32- A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:33 · SAC 17-11 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 11:29 · SAC 41-29 LAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q4 10:30 · SAC 100-78 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
