⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
-9Q115-22
-12Q221-36
+12Q326-16
-6Q415-22
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four
Key battles
4Threes made13
13Assists27
8Blocks3
27%Three-point accuracy42%
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 27% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 13 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
