⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:54 · LAC 12-5 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 3:17 · LAC 70-61 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 6:52 · LAC 133-106 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q2 9:28 · LAC 41-39 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 7:23 · LAC 52-54 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 2:44 · LAC 107-94 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 21
Q4 2:26 · LAC 141-120 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:28 · LAC 41-39 NY
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 9:28 · LAC 41-39 NY
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:31 · LAC 73-65 NY
📊The numbers
| LAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 36 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
