⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:54 · SAC 92-95 LAC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · SAC 99-102 LAC
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 1:20 · SAC 99-104 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 6:15 · SAC 13-21 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 0:49 · SAC 22-33 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 1:23 · SAC 45-59 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Isaiah Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 4:50 · SAC 92-95 LAC
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan turnover
Q4 4:50 · SAC 92-95 LAC
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 3:11 · SAC 97-99 LAC
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
