⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 3:46 · SAC 20-36 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 6:33 · SAC 48-62 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 5:39 · SAC 113-127 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
