⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 27-11 off them- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 23
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 7:37 · SAC 38-40 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 4:56 · SAC 52-44 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 2:34 · SAC 100-108 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:04 · SAC 61-67 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:28 · SAC 19-26 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 9:52 · SAC 30-40 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q3 5:41 · SAC 72-83 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:33 · SAC 37-40 LAC
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:32 · SAC 56-57 LAC
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 14 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
