⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1 in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 6:28 · LAC 16-6 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 3:45 · LAC 27-11 MEM
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 0:45 · LAC 93-89 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:55 · LAC 89-83 MEM
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:55 · LAC 89-83 MEM
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · LAC 97-89 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:28 · LAC 29-28 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
O.J. Mayo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:33 · LAC 89-84 MEM
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:21 · LAC 91-87 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball
Q4 0:45 · LAC 93-89 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
