⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 5:48 · HOU 97-84 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:04 · HOU 122-115 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 8:18 · HOU 112-107 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
