⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 9
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 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.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 2:31 · LAL 85-82 LAC
- Ties it
Anthony Davis hit a 6-foot two point shot
OT 4:19 · LAL 119-119 LAC
- Winner
Austin Reaves hit a 14-foot driving floating jump shot
OT 3:37 · LAL 121-119 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:32 · LAL 111-104 LAC
- Missed FT
Cam Reddish misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:44 · LAL 114-106 LAC
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:07 · LAL 115-109 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 3:13 · LAL 18-37 LAC
- Ties it
Paul George hit a free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:17 · LAL 117-117 LAC
- Lead
Kawhi Leonard hit a 15-foot jumper, Russell Westbrook with the assist
OT 4:42 · LAL 117-119 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 2:21 · LAL 111-104 LAC
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:56 · LAL 115-111 LAC
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
OT 2:16 · LAL 122-119 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
