⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 2:33 · LAL 77-73 LAC
- Winner
Taurean Prince hit a 26-foot three jumper, D'Angelo Russell with the assist
Q4 1:17 · LAL 101-98 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Davis offensive foul
Q4 4:15 · LAL 96-95 LAC
- Turnover
Anthony Davis turnover
Q4 4:15 · LAL 96-95 LAC
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · LAL 105-103 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:14 · LAL 7-16 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:49 · LAL 94-93 LAC
- Ties it
Norman Powell hit a free throw 3 of 3
Q4 2:19 · LAL 98-98 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:28 · LAL 96-95 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
