⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 42-27 off them- Owned the paint, 88 points inside to 48
- Made eighteen threes to their 26
- They shot well above their usual, 26 of 45 from three
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 5:06 · LAC 34-27 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q4 7:13 · LAC 142-129 SAC
- Go-ahead
Norman Powell hit a 29-foot three jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
2OT 3:52 · LAC 169-167 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
2OT 3:07 · LAC 169-169 SAC
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee bad pass
2OT 1:04 · LAC 175-174 SAC
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee lost ball turnover
2OT 0:43 · LAC 175-174 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 5:40 · LAC 64-66 SAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:40 · LAC 147-146 SAC
- Go-ahead
Malik Monk hit a 28-foot three jumper, De'Aaron Fox with the assist
2OT 4:13 · LAC 166-167 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:34 · LAC 155-153 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 1:21 · LAC 164-162 SAC
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox lost ball turnover
2OT 3:01 · LAC 169-169 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 26 | Threes made | 18 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 39 | Assists | 33 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 88 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 41 |
| 42 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 25 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 18 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
