⏱️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
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 32- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 4
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 2 down to 8 up
Q1 7:48 · LAC 20-12 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 4:05 · LAC 45-34 SAC
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 2:27 · LAC 88-78 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q3 8:47 · LAC 65-59 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 13 | Blocks | 9 |
