⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 5:57 · SAC 59-67 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses technical free throw
Q3 1:51 · SAC 66-71 LAC
- Technical
Tristan Thompson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:07 · SAC 68-73 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 7:26 · SAC 48-67 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:57 · SAC 48-67 LAC
- Technical
Paul George technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:51 · SAC 66-71 LAC
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
