⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth 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
Made nine threes to their three- They went cold, three of twenty from three
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
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
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 2:08 · LAC 90-85 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:50 · LAC 92-85 LAL
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 0:31 · LAC 96-89 LAL
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 0:10 · LAC 98-90 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 0:46 · LAC 27-29 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 5:45 · LAC 55-67 LAL
- Steal
Ron Artest stole it from Blake Griffin
Q4 0:10 · LAC 98-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:24 · LAC 81-82 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 2:08 · LAC 90-85 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAC 96-90 LAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 12 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
