⏱️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
▲ LAC better than we expected
+3Q122-23
-11Q217-30
+6Q328-25
+3Q428-26
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 36 rebounds to 25
Key battles
33Rebounds48
17Free throws made23
9Steals12
46%Three-point accuracy39%
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
