⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 28 from three- Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their seventeen
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their four
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 8:17 · HOU 70-59 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · HOU 104-96 LAC
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:25 · HOU 104-96 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:56 · HOU 60-57 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q4 4:48 · HOU 104-96 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:25 · HOU 104-96 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |