⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 30- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 23-11 off them
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 28
- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 26
A 14-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 24 in the fourth 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q1 7:00 · LAC 25-9 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q2 5:48 · LAC 58-31 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 33
Q3 9:48 · LAC 82-49 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Warriors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 24
Q4 5:52 · LAC 113-89 GS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
David Lee flagrant foul type 1 (Blake Griffin draws the foul)
Q2 2:38 · LAC 60-34 GS
📊The numbers
| LAC | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
