⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 21 threes to their seven- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 56
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 5:51 · LAC 22-12 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q1 1:12 · LAC 40-22 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q4 10:24 · LAC 103-75 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Norman Powell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:56 · LAC 110-85 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q4 6:21 · LAC 110-90 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 21 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
