⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 46- Went cold from three, three of fifteen
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:22 · LAC 11-0 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 3:40 · LAC 58-35 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q2 1:02 · LAC 66-37 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon lost ball
Q4 3:39 · LAC 100-92 MEM
- Turnover
Blake Griffin lost ball
Q4 0:13 · LAC 107-103 MEM
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · LAC 108-103 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q3 3:03 · LAC 86-72 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:48 · LAC 96-88 MEM
- Steal
Hamed Haddadi stole it from Blake Griffin
Q4 0:13 · LAC 107-103 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
O.J. Mayo lost ball
Q4 2:47 · LAC 103-95 MEM
- Turnover
Sam Young lost ball
Q4 2:10 · LAC 103-95 MEM
- Turnover
Greivis Vasquez bad pass
Q4 0:05 · LAC 107-103 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 36 | Assists | 25 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
