⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis Offensive Foul
Q4 3:20 · HOU 82-87 LAC
- Turnover
Steve Francis Foul
Q4 3:20 · HOU 82-87 LAC
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Lost Ball
Q4 2:25 · HOU 82-90 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 5:22 · HOU 82-92 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
