⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 2:54 · HOU 65-63 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:28 · HOU 23-30 LAC
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Corey Maggette.
Q4 3:31 · HOU 83-77 LAC
- Missed FT
Jim Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · HOU 87-83 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elton Brand Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 4:11 · HOU 81-77 LAC
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:44 · HOU 83-77 LAC
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:44 · HOU 83-77 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
