โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
โฒ GS better than we expected
โผ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 24
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the second quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:28 ยท GS 16-16 LAC
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q1 1:00 ยท GS 35-27 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 11:32 ยท GS 78-72 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Curry bad pass
Q4 0:20 ยท GS 100-96 LAC
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 ยท GS 100-99 LAC
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 ยท GS 100-99 LAC

Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q2 8:00 ยท GS 39-44 LAC
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Stephen Curry
Q4 0:20 ยท GS 100-96 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:10 ยท GS 100-99 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:35 ยท GS 58-59 LAC
๐The numbers
| GS | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |