⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 29 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 37 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 2
- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 27
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q2 6:31 · LAC 53-43 HOU
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23
Q2 3:34 · LAC 67-44 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 6:52 · LAC 112-99 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 5:18 · LAC 19-30 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 1:22 · LAC 26-40 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 10:22 · LAC 71-61 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
