⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 7:45 · LAC 16-8 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q1 2:09 · LAC 31-12 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 2:22 · LAC 104-88 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 14
Q2 1:11 · LAC 51-37 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q3 8:55 · LAC 56-46 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul
Q2 2:33 · LAC 46-26 SAC
📊The numbers
| LAC | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
