⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 29- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 38
- Ran them off the floor, 38 fast break points to 24
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:16 · WSH 59-64 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q4 6:07 · WSH 90-106 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 5:48 · WSH 11-25 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 6:48 · WSH 67-83 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q3 2:12 · WSH 73-97 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 38 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
