⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their ten- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
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
- Lead
Patrick Patterson hit a layup, DeMarcus Cousins with the assist
OT 4:43 · SAC 96-94 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 2:20 · SAC 98-94 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins possession lost ball turnover
OT 1:42 · SAC 98-100 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Ties it
DeAndre Jordan hit a 7-foot two point shot
OT 2:40 · SAC 98-98 LAC
- Winner
Blake Griffin hit a 2-foot two point shot, Jamal Crawford with the assist
OT 2:00 · SAC 98-100 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
OT 3:38 · SAC 98-102 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:15 · SAC 89-92 LAC
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:15 · SAC 89-92 LAC
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 2:40 · SAC 98-98 LAC
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 20 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
