⏱️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
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 16-6 off them- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 36
- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 27
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 6:16 · LAC 21-8 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 6:16 · LAC 80-62 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 6:24 · LAC 106-85 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 11:02 · LAC 60-49 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses technical free throw
Q2 2:14 · LAC 50-32 LAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
