⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of sixteen from three- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 6:43 · WSH 22-11 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 2:00 · WSH 54-40 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:30 · WSH 94-82 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:00 · WSH 104-96 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:14 · WSH 75-63 LAC
- Turnover
Jared Cunningham out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:24 · WSH 104-96 LAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
