⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 22-0 run took them from 21 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 0:04 · LAC 54-44 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q4 11:21 · LAC 85-67 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 2:13 · LAC 96-90 SAC
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:57 · LAC 96-93 SAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:10 · LAC 97-96 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 1:15 · LAC 24-29 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 6:09 · LAC 33-40 SAC
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 21 down to 1 up
Q4 4:58 · LAC 97-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Willie Cauley-Stein offensive foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)
Q4 0:59 · LAC 97-96 SAC
- Turnover
Willie Cauley-Stein turnover
Q4 0:59 · LAC 97-96 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
