⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 7:48 · LAC 17-14 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 4:54 · LAC 43-41 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 8:41 · LAC 65-56 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin offensive foul (Kosta Koufos draws the foul)
Q4 1:37 · LAC 91-83 MEM
- Turnover
Blake Griffin turnover
Q4 1:37 · LAC 91-83 MEM
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · LAC 94-86 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 11:10 · LAC 30-30 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses technical free throw
Q3 5:05 · LAC 67-58 MEM
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · LAC 91-83 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
