⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 31 from three
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 5:30 · LAL 26-17 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 1:19 · LAL 39-25 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luka Doncic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:24 · LAL 117-115 LAC
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:59 · LAL 123-118 LAC
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass turnover
Q4 0:08 · LAL 125-122 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:17 · LAL 85-80 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 5:02 · LAL 86-88 LAC
- Steal
Nicolas Batum stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:08 · LAL 125-122 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Yanic Konan Niederhauser flagrant foul type 1
Q2 10:23 · LAL 46-34 LAC
- Turnover
Bennedict Mathurin offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:49 · LAL 118-115 LAC
- Missed FT
Derrick Jones Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:46 · LAL 123-120 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 17 | Threes made | 8 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
