⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 46
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 11-point lead to 20
Q4 9:26 · HOU 101-81 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:35 · HOU 15-18 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
