⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 31-17 off them
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- Lead
Blake Griffin hit a jumper, Chris Kaman with the assist
OT 4:28 · LAC 104-102 WSH
- Ties it
Eric Gordon hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 0:01 · LAC 113-113 WSH
- Lead
Chris Kaman hit a layup, Eric Gordon with the assist
2OT 4:26 · LAC 115-113 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon lost ball
Q4 0:30 · LAC 101-99 WSH
- Turnover
Chris Kaman lost ball
OT 4:58 · LAC 102-102 WSH
- Turnover
Eric Gordon lost ball
OT 1:45 · LAC 107-110 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q3 9:56 · LAC 63-64 WSH
- Ties it
John Wall hit a 4-foot running jumper
Q4 0:14 · LAC 102-102 WSH
- Lead
John Wall hit a driving layup
OT 3:43 · LAC 104-106 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball
Q4 2:10 · LAC 99-97 WSH
- Turnover
Jordan Crawford turnover
Q4 1:12 · LAC 101-99 WSH
- Turnover
Yi Jianlian bad pass
2OT 4:47 · LAC 113-113 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 36 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
