⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 22- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- Made five threes to their thirteen
- Went cold from three, five of 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 9:26 · WSH 67-58 LAC
- Ties it
Bub Carrington hit a 30-foot threeer, Khris Middleton with the assist
Q4 2:11 · WSH 103-103 LAC
- Ties it
Khris Middleton hit a free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:57 · WSH 106-106 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jamir Watkins flagrant foul type 1
Q2 5:54 · WSH 37-37 LAC
- Turnover
Bub Carrington bad pass turnover
Q4 0:02 · WSH 106-110 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 3:14 · WSH 78-79 LAC
- Lead
Jordan Miller hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:51 · WSH 103-104 LAC
- Winner
James Harden hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:36 · WSH 106-107 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:51 · WSH 103-104 LAC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · WSH 106-108 LAC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · WSH 106-108 LAC
📊The numbers
| WSH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
