⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:12 · HOU 55-52 LAC
- Ties it
Glen Rice made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Q4 0:23 · HOU 102-102 LAC
- Winner
Steve Francis made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 0:13 · HOU 105-104 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming Lost Ball
Q4 3:12 · HOU 97-94 LAC
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Lost Ball. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
Q4 1:00 · HOU 97-100 LAC
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Lost Ball. Stolen by Lamar Odom.
OT 1:00 · HOU 111-108 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 7:18 · HOU 65-72 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 3:35 · HOU 97-101 LAC
- Lead
Cherokee Parks made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:21 · HOU 102-103 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Bad Pass
Q4 1:47 · HOU 97-98 LAC
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Lost Ball
OT 2:47 · HOU 109-106 LAC
- Turnover
Lamar Odom Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Francis.
OT 0:38 · HOU 111-108 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
