⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:05 · LAC 73-73 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:40 · LAC 103-105 SAC
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard traveling
Q4 2:16 · LAC 104-107 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 1:39 · LAC 50-54 SAC
- Winner
De'Aaron Fox hit a driving layup
Q4 2:55 · LAC 103-105 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
