⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 37 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 0:03 · LAL 30-25 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 3:48 · LAL 77-72 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 7:24 · LAL 98-88 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jaxson Hayes lost ball turnover
Q4 2:55 · LAL 102-98 LAC
- Turnover
Luka Doncic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · LAL 106-102 LAC
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:15 · LAL 106-102 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:02 · LAL 98-96 LAC
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Jaxson Hayes
Q4 2:55 · LAL 102-98 LAC
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:15 · LAL 106-102 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 2:58 · LAL 102-98 LAC
- Turnover
Kris Dunn out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:51 · LAL 102-98 LAC
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 2:19 · LAL 102-98 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
