⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:02 · LAC 89-92 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 2:45 · LAC 104-105 LAL
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 2:11 · LAC 104-105 LAL
- Turnover
Caron Butler out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · LAC 104-106 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:49 · LAC 4-10 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 0:02 · LAC 29-41 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 4:39 · LAC 73-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions bad pass
Q4 2:41 · LAC 104-105 LAL
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:54 · LAC 104-105 LAL
- Turnover
Metta World Peace out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · LAC 104-106 LAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
