⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 28-13 off them
- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 4:28 · LAC 64-56 UTAH
- Steal
DeAndre Jordan stole it from Trey Burke
Q4 2:49 · LAC 90-88 UTAH
- Winner
Blake Griffin hit a driving dunk, Chris Paul with the assist
Q4 2:25 · LAC 92-90 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:21 · LAC 89-88 UTAH
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 2:34 · LAC 90-88 UTAH
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:19 · LAC 98-90 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 2:00 · LAC 68-67 UTAH
- Steal
Gordon Hayward stole it from Blake Griffin
Q4 2:34 · LAC 90-88 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trey Burke lost ball turnover
Q4 2:49 · LAC 90-88 UTAH
- Turnover
Trey Burke bad pass
Q4 2:12 · LAC 92-90 UTAH
- Turnover
Enes Kanter lost ball turnover
Q4 2:01 · LAC 92-90 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
