⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 27 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 30 from three
- Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their 32
- A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:03 · LAC 8-2 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 0:03 · LAC 71-62 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q2 8:25 · LAC 37-32 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 7:28 · LAC 43-46 HOU
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 3 down to 15 up
Q4 6:24 · LAC 104-119 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:43 · LAC 102-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:03 · LAC 102-105 HOU
- Missed FT
Josh Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:00 · LAC 104-112 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |