⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their five- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 45
- A 16-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 26 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 0:01 · LAC 35-20 WSH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 26
Q3 4:20 · LAC 97-71 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 5 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 35 | Assists | 18 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
