⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of sixteen from three- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 2
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 6:56 · HOU 62-60 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:00 · HOU 76-73 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luther Head misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · HOU 86-94 LAC
- Turnover
Keith Bogans bad pass
Q4 0:30 · HOU 88-95 LAC
- Missed FT
Keith Bogans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · HOU 91-99 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 4:09 · HOU 62-68 LAC
- Steal
Cuttino Mobley stole it from Keith Bogans
Q4 0:30 · HOU 88-95 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · HOU 86-94 LAC
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · HOU 86-94 LAC
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · HOU 88-94 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
