⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 27- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 46
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 0:27 · LAC 48-35 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q3 1:40 · LAC 114-92 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q4 7:27 · LAC 138-107 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
JaMychal Green technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:09 · LAC 54-39 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q2 0:03 · LAC 82-63 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 6:49 · LAC 95-80 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses technical free throw
Q2 8:09 · LAC 54-39 WSH
- Technical
Isaiah Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:02 · LAC 74-51 WSH
- Technical
Bradley Beal technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:49 · LAC 94-71 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 32 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
