⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA 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 Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 37- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 34-6 off them
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 30
- A 14-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 28 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:56 · LAC 10-3 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 28
Q2 1:16 · LAC 65-37 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 32
Q4 6:56 · LAC 110-78 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 2:52 · LAC 23-17 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
