⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
- A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 13 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q4 10:34 · HOU 128-107 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 13
Q2 5:28 · HOU 62-49 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 4:01 · HOU 99-91 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Austin Rivers technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:37 · HOU 55-35 LAC
- Technical
Doc Rivers technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 6:13 · HOU 59-35 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
