⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:45 · HOU 12-0 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 11:06 · HOU 65-52 LAC
- Winner
Luther Head hit a 23-foot three jumper, Tracy McGrady with the assist
Q4 0:12 · HOU 107-105 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston bad pass
Q4 4:03 · HOU 96-93 LAC
- Turnover
Yao Ming offensive foul (Corey Maggette draws the foul)
Q4 0:39 · HOU 104-105 LAC
- Turnover
Yao Ming turnover
Q4 0:39 · HOU 104-105 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 4:16 · HOU 96-99 LAC
- Go-ahead
Elton Brand hit a driving dunk
Q4 1:00 · HOU 104-105 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Daniel Ewing lost ball
Q4 1:15 · HOU 102-103 LAC
- Turnover
Elton Brand bad pass
Q4 0:07 · HOU 107-105 LAC
- Turnover
Tim Thomas bad pass
Q4 0:04 · HOU 109-105 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
