⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 6
- A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 19
Q2 11:06 · LAC 22-41 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q3 7:33 · LAC 62-72 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Montrezl Harrell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:41 · LAC 24-47 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 24
Q1 6:38 · LAC 7-31 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 2 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 19 | Blocks | 21 |
