⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of nineteen from three
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 cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 8:34 · HOU 93-106 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q2 7:54 · HOU 36-36 LAC
- Missed FT
Toney Douglas misses technical free throw
Q3 0:55 · HOU 74-88 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 0:01 · HOU 59-68 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 6:45 · HOU 65-83 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:54 · HOU 36-36 LAC
- Technical
Blake Griffin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:55 · HOU 74-88 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:00 · HOU 109-117 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
