⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fourteen- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
- Made six threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 32 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:23 · LAC 24-25 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 4:08 · LAC 79-68 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kawhi Leonard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:46 · LAC 103-95 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Fred VanVleet technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:02 · LAC 64-57 TOR
📊The numbers
| LAC | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
