⏱️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 third 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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 13
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 10-point lead to 18
Q3 6:43 · LAC 81-63 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 2:50 · LAC 116-97 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
