⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better 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
- Go-ahead
Kevin Martin hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 0:59 · HOU 94-93 LAC
- Lead
Luis Scola hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · HOU 96-95 LAC
- Lead
Luis Scola hit a 10-foot hook shot
OT 4:09 · HOU 99-97 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 1:14 · HOU 92-91 LAC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
OT 3:36 · HOU 99-97 LAC
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
OT 0:49 · HOU 103-104 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Chris Paul hit a 12-foot jumper
Q4 0:25 · HOU 96-97 LAC
- Go-ahead
Caron Butler hit a 25-foot three jumper, Mo Williams with the assist
OT 3:17 · HOU 99-100 LAC
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a 9-foot two point shot
OT 0:50 · HOU 103-104 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin 3 second
Q4 1:24 · HOU 92-91 LAC
- Turnover
Blake Griffin lost ball
OT 3:45 · HOU 99-97 LAC
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
OT 0:30 · HOU 103-104 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
