⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 10 points behind 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
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen- Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 27
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 15-point deficit to 7
Q2 3:38 · LAC 45-52 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
Q4 4:36 · LAC 87-87 WSH
- Missed FT
Luke Kennard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · LAC 98-91 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
