⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+5Q128-22
+1Q228-24
-11Q319-28
+7Q432-23
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
7Blocks1
8Offensive rebounds18
23Free throws made13
6Threes made10
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
