⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 24 from three
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 54
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 5:37 · LAC 32-20 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q1 1:12 · LAC 51-28 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ryan Hollins flagrant foul type 1 (Jeremy Lin draws the foul)
Q2 5:20 · LAC 56-41 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
