⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 26 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, 25 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 25 in the third 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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:34 · LAC 10-6 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q2 4:33 · LAC 65-57 HOU
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 25
Q3 8:49 · LAC 85-60 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - DeAndre Jordan and Montrezl Harrell
Q3 8:23 · LAC 68-59 HOU
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:16 · LAC 72-59 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 5:41 · LAC 22-23 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q4 11:30 · LAC 99-80 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
