⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 7:33 · SAC 72-84 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:15 · SAC 114-117 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:03 · SAC 115-117 LAC
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass turnover
Q4 0:57 · SAC 115-119 LAC
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 0:31 · SAC 115-120 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 5:07 · SAC 18-29 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 1:37 · SAC 24-43 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 5:11 · SAC 76-98 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · SAC 115-119 LAC
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · SAC 115-121 LAC
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
