⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 37-14 off them- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 11
- A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:30 · LAC 18-9 LAL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 20
Q1 3:55 · LAC 43-23 LAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 33
Q3 9:47 · LAC 89-56 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 3:19 · LAC 92-58 LAL
- Technical
Byron Mullens technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 0:34 · LAC 123-83 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 6:18 · LAC 20-17 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 37 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 2 |
| 13 | Blocks | 1 |
