⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 32 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 11:29 · LAC 39-46 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 7:37 · LAC 54-51 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lou Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:47 · LAC 128-121 NY
- Missed FT
Montrezl Harrell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · LAC 128-123 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:14 · LAC 121-118 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses technical free throw
Q1 7:23 · LAC 11-12 NY
- Missed FT
Marcus Morris Sr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:09 · LAC 128-121 NY
- Missed FT
Frank Ntilikina misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:19 · LAC 129-125 NY
📊The numbers
| LAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
