⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
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
- Technical
Kevin Porter Jr. technical foul
Q3 4:08 · LAC 70-91 LAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ivica Zubac and Jarred Vanderbilt
Q3 3:47 · LAC 70-92 LAL

Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 4:35 · LAC 23-33 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 1:31 · LAC 27-45 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q2 10:30 · LAC 31-55 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
JJ Redick technical foul
Q3 8:23 · LAC 58-77 LAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 33 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |








