⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 29 from three
- A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 62
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 0:03 · LAC 33-27 CHA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q4 8:07 · LAC 103-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniel Theis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:29 · LAC 84-91 CHA
- Turnover
Ivica Zubac bad pass
Q4 3:36 · LAC 103-95 CHA
- Missed FT
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:08 · LAC 103-97 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 10:33 · LAC 84-91 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses technical free throw
Q4 9:29 · LAC 84-91 CHA
- Turnover
P.J. Washington bad pass
Q4 4:50 · LAC 101-93 CHA
- Missed FT
Terry Rozier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:30 · LAC 106-99 CHA
📊The numbers
| LAC | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
