⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 48
- Made four threes to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 3:50 · MEM 32-17 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 2:08 · MEM 90-87 LAC
- Go-ahead
Walter Clayton Jr. hit a two point shot, Javon Small with the assist
Q4 2:13 · MEM 118-117 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cedric Coward lost ball turnover
Q4 1:33 · MEM 118-117 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q2 8:54 · MEM 47-39 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 5:03 · MEM 55-57 LAC
- Winner
Kawhi Leonard hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · MEM 118-119 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:33 · MEM 116-117 LAC
- Turnover
Isaiah Jackson offensive foul
Q4 1:55 · MEM 118-117 LAC
- Turnover
Isaiah Jackson offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:55 · MEM 118-117 LAC
📊The numbers
| MEM | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 4 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
