⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 30
- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 20-6 off them
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 46
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 7:18 · LAC 21-8 SAC
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 1:29 · LAC 98-98 SAC
- Lead
Blake Griffin hit a driving dunk, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 0:44 · LAC 102-100 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:18 · LAC 89-93 SAC
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:04 · LAC 100-98 SAC
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · LAC 103-102 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 8:32 · LAC 64-62 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 11:25 · LAC 79-81 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Isaiah Thomas bad pass
Q4 4:45 · LAC 89-89 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · LAC 98-98 SAC
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · LAC 98-98 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
