⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 10:21 · WSH 10-5 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 4:22 · WSH 24-13 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 9:19 · WSH 39-21 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:39 · WSH 93-85 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:36 · WSH 25-21 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:02 · WSH 77-74 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lou Williams bad pass
Q4 4:56 · WSH 82-82 LAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 7 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Steals | 20 |
| 26 | Blocks | 20 |
