⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the third quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q1 2:15 · LAC 31-21 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:47 · LAC 59-52 HOU
- Ties it
Jason Hart hit a 13-foot running jumper
Q4 1:45 · LAC 83-83 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · LAC 87-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · LAC 87-90 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 11:22 · LAC 49-50 HOU
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q3 6:24 · LAC 59-66 HOU
- Winner
Shane Battier hit a three jumper, Tracy McGrady with the assist
Q4 0:53 · LAC 87-88 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady lost ball
Q4 2:45 · LAC 79-83 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
