โฑ๏ธHow 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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ LAC better than we expected
โผ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
Key battles
๐Good 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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 5:56 ยท LAC 20-19 SA
- Ties it
Matt Barnes hit a 25-foot three jumper, J.J. Redick with the assist
Q4 2:12 ยท LAC 105-105 SA
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 0:01 ยท LAC 111-109 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:43 ยท LAC 28-32 SA
- Lead
Tony Parker hit a two point shot
Q4 1:23 ยท LAC 105-107 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:11 ยท LAC 102-103 SA
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 0:01 ยท LAC 111-109 SA
๐The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |