⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 33 from three- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their six
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 3:15 · LAC 30-18 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 5:39 · LAC 45-37 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 5:05 · LAC 107-87 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:48 · LAC 30-28 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
