⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 10:36 · LAC 78-68 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 21
Q3 8:40 · LAC 91-70 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 11:18 · LAC 110-86 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 9 down to 4 up
Q1 8:10 · LAC 11-15 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 2:51 · LAC 23-32 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 18 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 41 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
