⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third 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
A 18-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 28
Q3 3:15 · LAC 104-76 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:56 · LAC 110-80 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Terrence Jones flagrant foul type 1 (Matt Barnes draws the foul)
Q2 3:50 · LAC 50-43 HOU
- Technical
Jason Terry technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:00 · LAC 110-80 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
