⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 38 from three
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 11:35 · LAL 9-5 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Josh Hart and Patrick Beverley
Q4 10:17 · LAL 87-99 LAC

Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 9:29 · LAL 14-15 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 2:43 · LAL 83-91 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 7:38 · LAL 94-107 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Garrett Temple technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:42 · LAL 31-24 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |








