⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 16 fast break points to 28
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 11:04 · HOU 34-21 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q2 5:05 · HOU 47-44 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q4 7:01 · HOU 88-101 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 1:40 · HOU 97-115 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 34 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Steals | 14 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
