⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 45 from three- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 38
- A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 21-10 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 5:18 · LAL 46-52 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:04 · LAL 54-54 LAC
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Ivica Zubac
Q4 1:05 · LAL 93-99 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 2:37 · LAL 93-99 LAC
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 1:34 · LAL 93-99 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 7:57 · LAL 36-52 LAC
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 2 down to 15 up
Q3 6:49 · LAL 65-80 LAC
- Steal
Paul George stole it from LeBron James
Q4 1:34 · LAL 93-99 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 4:22 · LAL 93-97 LAC
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard traveling
Q4 2:22 · LAL 93-99 LAC
- Turnover
Ivica Zubac bad pass
Q4 1:05 · LAL 93-99 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
