⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven
A 18-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 7 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:20 · LAC 29-22 UTAH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 1:00 · LAC 51-41 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 9:18 · LAC 59-43 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 8:25 · LAC 9-13 UTAH
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 7
Q4 10:46 · LAC 83-76 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Favors lost ball turnover
Q4 3:45 · LAC 90-82 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Steals | 18 |
| 16 | Blocks | 23 |
