⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 63 free throws to their 30- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 23-9 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 9:59 · LAC 40-37 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q3 9:22 · LAC 81-58 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 37
Q4 4:35 · LAC 126-89 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:46 · LAC 22-27 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q2 6:50 · LAC 47-49 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q3 3:54 · LAC 94-72 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 8:19 · LAC 4-8 HOU
- Technical
Terrence Jones technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 8:10 · LAC 70-56 HOU
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 9:52 · LAC 110-81 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 37 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
