⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
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 6-point lead to 15
Q2 8:26 · LAC 47-32 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 1:51 · LAC 84-61 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 26
Q4 2:31 · LAC 110-84 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:00 · LAC 54-35 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 1:45 · LAC 29-25 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 7:46 · LAC 97-80 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses technical free throw
Q2 3:00 · LAC 54-35 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
