⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 27 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Lakers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q2 0:53 · LAL 66-58 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 4:35 · LAL 85-67 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 4:26 · LAL 107-94 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brandon Ingram technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:37 · LAL 27-34 LAC

Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 7:33 · LAL 41-47 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 1:53 · LAL 89-80 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |








