⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-8Q124-26
-1Q220-19
+19Q332-11
-2Q420-21
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33
Key battles
19Free throws made8
5Blocks8
16Points off turnovers23
39%Three-point accuracy29%
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
