⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 37 from three
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 45
- Beaten inside, 50 points in the paint to 72
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 5 down to 13 up
Q1 10:15 · MEM 18-5 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 5:18 · MEM 93-92 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Santi Aldama lost ball turnover
Q4 4:31 · MEM 122-129 LAC
- Missed FT
Dillon Brooks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:10 · MEM 123-131 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q1 6:31 · MEM 18-16 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:07 · MEM 30-35 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 6:49 · MEM 122-131 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robert Covington traveling
Q4 4:50 · MEM 122-129 LAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 62% |
| 11 | Threes made | 22 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
