⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️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.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Glen Rice Technical Foul
Q3 7:20 · HOU 54-55 LAC
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:56 · HOU 77-80 LAC
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:56 · HOU 77-80 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andre Miller Offensive Foul
Q4 3:10 · HOU 79-82 LAC
- Turnover
Andre Miller Foul
Q4 3:10 · HOU 79-82 LAC
- Turnover
Quentin Richardson Bad Pass
Q4 2:32 · HOU 81-82 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
