⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Made three threes to their nine
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their ten
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
- Steal
DeAndre Jordan stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 2:17 · LAC 88-90 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:58 · LAC 86-88 SAC
- Turnover
Back court turnover
Q4 1:00 · LAC 90-92 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 6:43 · LAC 13-21 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 2:17 · LAC 88-90 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:15 · LAC 90-92 SAC
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins offensive goaltending turnover
Q4 0:25 · LAC 90-94 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
