⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 35
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 8:19 · LAC 54-51 HOU
- Go-ahead
Chris Wilcox made Layup.
Q4 2:49 · LAC 77-76 HOU
- Lead
Bobby Simmons made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:39 · LAC 79-78 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Bad Pass. Stolen by Tyronn Lue.
Q4 0:30 · LAC 81-80 HOU
- Turnover
Chris Wilcox Offensive Foul
OT 0:45 · LAC 86-88 HOU
- Turnover
Chris Wilcox Foul
OT 0:45 · LAC 86-88 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Lead
Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:33 · LAC 77-78 HOU
- Ties it
Tracy McGrady made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · LAC 82-82 HOU
- Winner
Tracy McGrady made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tyronn Lue.
OT 3:45 · LAC 82-84 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Corey Maggette.
Q4 1:55 · LAC 77-78 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Traveling
Q4 1:22 · LAC 79-78 HOU
- Turnover
24 second
OT 1:01 · LAC 86-88 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
