⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 28-10 off them- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
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 took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:27 · LAC 43-35 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 4:16 · LAC 72-63 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 10:18 · LAC 90-76 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 4:11 · LAC 28-29 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
