⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first 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 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:37 · HOU 10-3 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 6:48 · HOU 38-43 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jason Terry flagrant foul type 1 (Blake Griffin draws the foul)
Q2 0:10 · HOU 44-54 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 1:45 · HOU 25-35 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 8:30 · HOU 73-97 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:15 · HOU 72-88 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
