⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their thirteen
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third quarter
Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their two
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 11:07 · LAC 74-69 MEM
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ivica Zubac flagrant foul type 1
Q2 5:39 · LAC 44-47 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 8:13 · LAC 11-11 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Santi Aldama misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q2 5:39 · LAC 44-48 MEM
📊The numbers
| LAC | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 17 | Threes made | 19 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 2 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |







