⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 1:13 · HOU 67-52 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:16 · HOU 106-108 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
PJ Tucker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:33 · HOU 109-111 LAC
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul
Q4 2:20 · HOU 113-119 LAC
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 2:20 · HOU 113-119 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q3 2:44 · HOU 86-92 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 8:24 · HOU 93-103 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 2:57 · HOU 113-125 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Lou Williams misses technical free throw
Q4 2:12 · HOU 113-119 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Steals | 8 |
| 26 | Blocks | 25 |
