⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 23- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 1:24 · LAC 87-82 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 4:14 · LAC 109-97 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Anderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:00 · LAC 67-73 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
