⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 33 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 33 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 37 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 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 cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:17 · LAC 82-86 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 9:30 · LAC 93-91 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 6:23 · LAC 102-93 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kris Dunn misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:44 · LAC 110-102 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 9:52 · LAC 7-17 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q1 4:15 · LAC 12-32 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 10:09 · LAC 55-69 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 19 | Threes made | 11 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
