⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 8:21 · LAC 18-4 HOU
- Winner
Eric Piatkowski made 15 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:01 · LAC 90-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elton Brand Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 3:15 · LAC 78-81 HOU
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 2:48 · LAC 78-83 HOU
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 0:01 · LAC 90-89 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 11:19 · LAC 49-47 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terence Morris missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:09 · LAC 85-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Terence Morris missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:09 · LAC 85-89 HOU
- Turnover
Terence Morris Discontinue Dribble
Q4 0:44 · LAC 86-89 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 3 | Steals | 14 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
