⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eight
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:38 · HOU 16-10 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:39 · HOU 66-66 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 9:33 · HOU 90-82 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luc Mbah a Moute traveling
Q4 2:42 · HOU 98-90 LAC
- Turnover
PJ Tucker bad pass
Q4 1:34 · HOU 98-92 LAC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · HOU 101-96 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:18 · HOU 16-18 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 0:48 · HOU 47-58 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:20 · HOU 80-80 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Sindarius Thornwell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 9:15 · HOU 5-6 LAC
- Missed FT
Lou Williams misses technical free throw
Q3 9:03 · HOU 52-60 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 9 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 13 | Blocks | 21 |
