⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 9
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine, and outscored them 21-6 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 6:00 · LAC 27-15 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 6:18 · LAC 54-42 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 4:24 · LAC 113-94 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Paul Pierce flagrant foul type 1 (Blake Griffin draws the foul)
Q3 6:24 · LAC 76-69 WSH
- Flagrant
Nene Hilario flagrant foul type 1 (Blake Griffin draws the foul)
Q3 5:30 · LAC 78-69 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
