⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MIL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Bucks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 27- Went cold from three, four of nineteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 6:58 · LAC 63-50 MIL
- Steal
Caron Butler stole it from Stephen Jackson
Q4 0:22 · LAC 92-86 MIL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:34 · LAC 92-86 MIL
Bucks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:26 · LAC 63-59 MIL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Larry Sanders flagrant foul type 1 (Caron Butler draws the foul)
Q3 1:38 · LAC 65-60 MIL
- Technical
Brandon Jennings technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 2:58 · LAC 88-79 MIL
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson lost ball
Q4 0:22 · LAC 92-86 MIL
📊The numbers
| LAC | MIL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
