⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 13-5 off them- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 10:14 · SA 55-60 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 4:07 · SA 41-52 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 2:04 · SA 68-80 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
