⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38
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 stretched a 18-point lead to 29
Q2 4:50 · LAC 70-41 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q2 2:16 · LAC 70-50 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 2:18 · LAC 119-98 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
