⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
+2Q135-29
+5Q242-35
-5Q329-33
+1Q421-19
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 27 from three- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 22
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
6Offensive rebounds13
52%Three-point accuracy34%
9Free throws made15
5Blocks8
🏀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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 7:02 · LAC 119-108 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
