⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 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, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 3:14 · LAC 32-24 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:58 · LAC 98-103 HOU
- Ties it
Paul Pierce hit a three jumper, Blake Griffin with the assist
Q4 0:40 · LAC 105-105 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Rivers misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:56 · LAC 91-99 HOU
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:40 · LAC 95-99 HOU
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:06 · LAC 96-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:24 · LAC 32-32 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 4:56 · LAC 91-99 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul (J.J. Redick draws the foul)
Q4 0:49 · LAC 102-105 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 0:49 · LAC 102-105 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 16 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
