⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 39 from three- Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen
- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 24-10 off them
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 51
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:26 · LAC 9-0 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 7:13 · LAC 79-64 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:47 · LAC 120-114 NY
- Missed FT
Darius Garland misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:35 · LAC 122-116 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 2:53 · LAC 85-78 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Landry Shamet bad pass turnover
Q4 3:21 · LAC 112-104 NY
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover
Q4 3:03 · LAC 112-104 NY
📊The numbers
| LAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 18 | Threes made | 14 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 32 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
