⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 47
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:20 · HOU 94-101 LAC
- Missed FT
Christian Wood misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:58 · HOU 101-105 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:26 · HOU 88-89 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 4:25 · HOU 94-97 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
