⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 23 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 31-4 off them- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7
- A 17-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 2 in the third quarter
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 43
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter
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 cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q3 11:12 · LAC 61-75 UTAH
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 2
Q3 5:23 · LAC 88-90 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 7:35 · LAC 116-106 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George offensive foul
Q4 4:30 · LAC 118-112 UTAH
- Turnover
Paul George turnover
Q4 4:30 · LAC 118-112 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 8:57 · LAC 40-51 UTAH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 5:53 · LAC 42-60 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:25 · LAC 120-114 UTAH
📊The numbers
| LAC | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 20 | Threes made | 21 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |