⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score quarter by quarter is not in yet.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 18
Key battles
38Points in the paint18
3Blocks8
14Free throws made23
6Steals3
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:03 · LAL 10-2 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 5:56 · LAL 73-60 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 26
Q4 9:14 · LAL 98-72 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:43 · LAL 23-23 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q4 7:09 · LAL 100-85 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
