⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 21-12 off them
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- Winner
Brandon Rush hit a 26-foot threeer, Stephen Curry with the assist
Q4 2:06 · GS 98-97 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 2:06 · GS 104-97 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Curry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 1:02 · GS 23-19 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:56 · GS 93-93 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 10:15 · GS 35-38 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:47 · GS 74-69 LAC
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 0:40 · GS 102-97 LAC
📊The numbers
| GS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
