⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen- A 19-0 run took them from 7 down to 12 up in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:28 · SAC 65-60 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 3:58 · SAC 104-115 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Quincy Acy technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:59 · SAC 72-66 LAC
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:11 · SAC 89-106 LAC
- Flagrant
Omri Casspi flagrant foul type 1 (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)
Q4 1:51 · SAC 101-115 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run took them from 7 down to 12 up
Q3 10:21 · SAC 72-84 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 2:59 · SAC 81-98 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 9:19 · SAC 89-109 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
