⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 23-9 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:08 · UTAH 10-0 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 11:48 · UTAH 29-27 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 4:14 · UTAH 65-84 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 9:45 · UTAH 79-100 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
