⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third 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
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the third quarter
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 8:56 · LAL 41-44 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 6:56 · LAL 89-76 LAC
- Steal
Ziaire Williams stole it from Darius Garland
Q4 2:12 · LAL 121-113 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Walker Kessler lost ball turnover
Q4 1:59 · LAL 121-113 LAC
- Turnover
Luka Doncic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:56 · LAL 123-115 LAC
- Turnover
Luka Doncic traveling turnover
Q4 0:25 · LAL 125-117 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 2:35 · LAL 24-29 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 10:06 · LAL 33-44 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:47 · LAL 119-113 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Kris Dunn technical foul
Q2 2:22 · LAL 57-57 LAC
- Turnover
Darius Garland bad pass turnover
Q4 2:12 · LAL 121-113 LAC
📊The numbers
| LAL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. WilliamsF | 31 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 3-3 | +9 |
W. KesslerC | 35 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 2-5 | +18 |
M. ThybulleG | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +13 |
L. DoncicG | 37 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 8-21 | 2-8 | 5-7 | +10 |
A. ReavesG | 38 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 10-13 | 3-5 | 5-6 | +14 |
Q. GrimesG | 31 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 4-4 | +2 |
S. MamukelashviliF | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -8 |
C. SextonG | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -9 |
K. LooneyF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Team | 125 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 46-79 | 14-32 | 19-25 |
Did not playJ. Vanderbilt (coach's decision), A. Kaluma (coach's decision), D. Knecht (coach's decision), A. Okereke (coach's decision), B. James (coach's decision), J. Hardy (coach's decision)
Clippers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Jones Jr.F | 35 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 6-13 | 3-8 | 1-2 | -13 |
R. HachimuraF | 33 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5-14 | 3-6 | 3-4 | -17 |
I. JacksonF | 28 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
K. DunnG | 34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -4 |
D. GarlandG | 37 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 9-19 | 4-10 | 4-5 | -16 |
K. WaglerG | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 7-9 | -4 |
B. LopezC | 20 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 8-9 | 2-2 | 4-5 | +1 |
K. SandersG | 19 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +10 |
G. DickG | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Team | 117 | 35 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 41-83 | 16-37 | 19-25 |
Did not playB. Miller (coach's decision), N. Martinelli (coach's decision), J. Pickett (coach's decision), C. Christie (coach's decision)
