⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 21- A 19-0 run took them from 10 down to 9 up in the second 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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 10 down to 9 up
Q2 9:26 · LAC 40-31 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 6:54 · LAC 67-59 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 3:24 · LAC 106-86 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:36 · LAC 59-53 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 9:15 · LAC 8-15 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 37 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
