⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 36 from three- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
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 6-point lead to 16
Q1 3:08 · LAC 34-18 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q2 11:34 · LAC 45-22 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 0:43 · LAC 67-56 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 35 | Assists | 18 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
