⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of seventeen from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen
- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:15 · WSH 15-7 LAC
- Steal
Garrett Temple stole it from Eric Bledsoe
Q4 2:30 · WSH 89-81 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 4:28 · WSH 91-81 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nenê misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · WSH 82-79 LAC
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · WSH 98-90 LAC
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · WSH 98-90 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q3 9:11 · WSH 60-63 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 4:45 · WSH 81-79 LAC
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 2:30 · WSH 89-81 LAC
- Turnover
Lamar Odom offensive foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul)
Q4 0:43 · WSH 96-88 LAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
