⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 18
- A 19-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 30 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q4 8:21 · NY 68-98 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 8:18 · NY 4-16 LAC
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 30
Q2 8:18 · NY 33-63 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 39
Q3 9:12 · NY 43-82 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:52 · NY 44-82 LAC
📊The numbers
| NY | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 14 | Assists | 31 |
| 18 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
