⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their seven
- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 56
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 3:29 · LAC 25-18 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 1:08 · LAC 86-71 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 4:40 · LAC 99-82 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q4 8:39 · LAC 91-82 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 3:08 · LAC 99-90 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
