⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 37 from three- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 17
- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the fourth 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:47 · LAC 106-106 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:46 · LAC 106-109 LAL
- Turnover
Daniel Theis steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:34 · LAC 108-111 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 9:30 · LAC 71-62 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 10:38 · LAC 100-91 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q4 6:00 · LAC 106-111 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
