⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second 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
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fifteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Trevor Booker and Blake Griffin
Q2 4:37 · WSH 28-43 LAC
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:26 · WSH 38-68 LAC
- Missed FT
Jordan Crawford misses technical free throw
Q3 4:05 · WSH 43-74 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 6:50 · WSH 10-19 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 1:23 · WSH 34-58 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q3 11:18 · WSH 36-66 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Caron Butler misses technical free throw
Q3 7:26 · WSH 38-69 LAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 17 | Assists | 32 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
