⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 29 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 29 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 64 rebounds to 33- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
- A 25-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 27 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:26 · LAL 20-13 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 5:03 · LAL 20-27 LAC
- 25-0 run
A 25-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 27
Q2 10:33 · LAL 31-58 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 41-point lead to 50
Q4 2:19 · LAL 91-141 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q1 7:16 · LAL 13-13 LAC
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:41 · LAL 48-90 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 34 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 34 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 16 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
