⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 27- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 27-12 off them
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
- Made nine threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 35 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 7:36 · WSH 11-10 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 11:08 · WSH 66-63 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q4 3:57 · WSH 113-106 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · WSH 112-106 LAC
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · WSH 115-112 LAC
- Missed FT
Rui Hachimura misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · WSH 119-117 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:40 · WSH 3-10 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 4:59 · WSH 41-54 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Luke Kennard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:35 · WSH 42-54 LAC
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard offensive foul
Q4 0:46 · WSH 112-106 LAC
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard turnover
Q4 0:46 · WSH 112-106 LAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
