⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 38 from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seventeen
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 12
- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 7:57 · LAC 18-9 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 8:28 · LAC 54-34 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 11:14 · LAC 104-91 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:35 · LAC 79-74 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Alex Sarr technical foul
Q1 7:57 · LAC 6-9 WSH
- Technical
Alex Sarr technical foul
Q2 1:45 · LAC 67-51 WSH
📊The numbers
| LAC | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
