⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 29- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 24
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q3 7:45 · LAC 70-54 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q3 2:41 · LAC 82-62 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q4 7:33 · LAC 99-74 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:47 · LAC 89-73 SA
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:47 · LAC 89-73 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephen Jackson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:47 · LAC 91-74 SA
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
