⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 38 from three
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven
A 15-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 7 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:20 · LAC 9-0 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 6:48 · LAC 20-7 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 7:41 · LAC 88-73 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kobe Sanders flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:02 · LAC 80-65 LAL
- Technical
Brook Lopez technical foul
Q4 2:45 · LAC 97-84 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:02 · LAC 80-73 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q1 6:41 · LAC 14-7 LAL
- Technical
Marcus Smart technical foul
Q3 8:08 · LAC 59-47 LAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - Maxi Kleber and Kris Dunn
Q4 11:42 · LAC 80-63 LAL
📊The numbers
| LAC | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 16 | Threes made | 6 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 16% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
