⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
+1Q121-22
+1Q218-18
-2Q316-19
+9Q422-15
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 20-12 off them
Key battles
12Points off turnovers20
7Steals12
21Turnovers14
64Rebounds48
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
