⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better 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 took them from 3 down to 9 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 2:16 · HOU 53-51 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q4 11:42 · HOU 82-73 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 1:43 · HOU 96-80 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 5:54 · HOU 42-47 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
