⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 34- A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 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.
Kings
Good plays
- Steal
Keegan Murray stole it from James Harden
Q4 0:03 · SAC 100-101 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Doug Christie technical foul
Q4 7:36 · SAC 80-84 LAC
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:09 · SAC 88-95 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q2 2:41 · SAC 49-56 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:04 · SAC 96-100 LAC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · SAC 98-101 LAC
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:03 · SAC 100-101 LAC
📊The numbers
| SAC | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
