⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse 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, 31 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Olowokandi Offensive Foul
Q4 2:49 · LAC 84-79 HOU
- Turnover
Michael Olowokandi Foul
Q4 2:49 · LAC 84-79 HOU
- Turnover
Jeff McInnis Traveling
Q4 0:57 · LAC 87-83 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:30 · LAC 48-46 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley Technical Foul
Q1 7:39 · LAC 12-7 HOU
- Technical
Kelvin Cato Technical Foul
Q4 1:39 · LAC 86-83 HOU
- Turnover
Walt Williams Lost Ball
Q4 0:46 · LAC 87-83 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
