⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 31 from three
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 49
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q2 4:58 · LAC 40-52 SAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 8
Q4 4:45 · LAC 111-119 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 5:25 · LAC 14-20 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 11:08 · LAC 52-70 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 35 | Assists | 28 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
