⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 25 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 26 from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their sixteen
- A 22-0 run took them from 11 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 4:53 · LAC 18-18 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 10:40 · LAC 94-104 BKN
- 22-0 run
A 22-0 run took them from 11 down to 11 up
Q4 5:17 · LAC 125-114 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:43 · LAC 117-114 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q1 11:52 · LAC 0-16 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Dennis Smith Jr. and James Harden
Q2 7:34 · LAC 29-42 BKN
- Turnover
Cam Thomas bad pass
Q4 4:43 · LAC 106-114 BKN
- Turnover
Cam Thomas traveling
Q4 3:02 · LAC 113-114 BKN
📊The numbers
| LAC | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
