⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 22
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 3:47 · LAC 27-15 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 7:16 · LAC 64-54 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:29 · LAC 21-11 UTAH
- Turnover
Luc Mbah a Moute turnover
Q4 3:11 · LAC 94-86 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
