⏱️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
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run dragged them back level 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:43 · LAC 28-22 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 9:56 · LAC 36-23 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 3:16 · LAC 86-80 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin offensive foul (Marc Gasol draws the foul)
Q4 2:33 · LAC 80-80 MEM
- Turnover
Blake Griffin turnover
Q4 2:33 · LAC 80-80 MEM
- Missed FT
Eric Bledsoe misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · LAC 87-86 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:06 · LAC 36-36 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q3 7:31 · LAC 57-64 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses technical free throw
Q1 6:50 · LAC 6-8 MEM
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:48 · LAC 77-79 MEM
- Turnover
Marc Gasol lost ball
Q4 1:38 · LAC 82-80 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
