⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 11- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 7:50 · LAC 68-60 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 11:40 · LAC 83-77 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 3:36 · LAC 100-91 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Blake Griffin and Zach Randolph
Q4 4:30 · LAC 89-86 MEM
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · LAC 100-92 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 3:33 · LAC 49-55 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 6:09 · LAC 68-71 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:30 · LAC 89-86 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball turnover
Q4 1:37 · LAC 96-90 MEM
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · LAC 98-91 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
