⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 30-7 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 8
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David Fizdale technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:57 · MEM 30-40 LAC
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses technical free throw
Q2 2:42 · MEM 30-45 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:42 · MEM 86-93 LAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 17 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
