⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:45 · HOU 14-8 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 1:42 · HOU 91-95 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luther Head misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:41 · HOU 88-95 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:43 · HOU 53-53 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 4:41 · HOU 79-93 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette offensive foul (Scott Padgett draws the foul)
Q4 1:31 · HOU 85-95 LAC
- Turnover
Daniel Ewing bad pass
Q4 0:35 · HOU 89-95 LAC
- Missed FT
Daniel Ewing misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · HOU 93-98 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 10 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
