⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their twelve
- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:26 · LAC 52-41 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 1:52 · LAC 100-73 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 2:28 · LAC 122-95 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 2:37 · LAC 27-28 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 8 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 13 | Blocks | 19 |
