⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 27-10 off them- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 22
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:36 · SA 8-0 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Gregg Popovich technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 1:09 · SA 19-33 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 8:36 · SA 10-18 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 5:28 · SA 12-27 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 8:21 · SA 41-57 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Rivers technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 1:17 · SA 86-113 LAC
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
