⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 21-0 run took them from 19 down to 2 up in the third quarter- They shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 2:49 · SAC 65-47 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 2:41 · SAC 95-95 LAC
- Ties it
Buddy Hield hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:15 · SAC 95-95 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:54 · SAC 45-39 LAC
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 19 down to 2 up
Q3 11:02 · SAC 67-69 LAC
- Winner
Blake Griffin hit a 10-foot two point shot
Q4 0:03 · SAC 95-97 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:16 · SAC 87-95 LAC
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 8 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 18 | Steals | 16 |
| 17 | Blocks | 13 |
