⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets 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 third 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
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 21- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 21
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 0:03 · HOU 39-33 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 4:37 · HOU 58-49 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 9:12 · HOU 99-89 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry traveling
Q4 1:31 · HOU 105-97 LAC
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · HOU 105-99 LAC
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · HOU 105-99 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Kaman technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:06 · HOU 83-74 LAC
- Goaltend
Chris Kaman defensive goaltending
Q4 0:53 · HOU 105-99 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
