⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 34- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q2 0:06 · LAC 65-52 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 0:35 · LAC 94-78 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q4 5:28 · LAC 115-97 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Miller out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · LAC 122-114 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 5:32 · LAC 16-20 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 14 | Threes made | 17 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
