⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 6:04 · LAC 20-16 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 7:02 · LAC 57-43 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q4 8:34 · LAC 104-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Lou Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:05 · LAC 87-90 HOU
- Turnover
Montrezl Harrell lost ball turnover
Q4 2:57 · LAC 113-116 HOU
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard bad pass
Q4 2:09 · LAC 113-120 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 7:58 · LAC 8-16 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 0:51 · LAC 87-94 HOU
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q4 4:17 · LAC 113-122 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · LAC 115-122 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:16 · LAC 115-122 HOU
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook turnover
Q4 1:08 · LAC 115-122 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
