⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 8
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 33-point deficit to 23
Q4 7:21 · WSH 82-105 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:02 · WSH 2-10 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 5:13 · WSH 42-54 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 23-point lead to 31
Q4 4:33 · WSH 82-113 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 18 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
