⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 7:27 · LAC 24-14 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q2 9:10 · LAC 54-37 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q3 10:45 · LAC 83-64 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 13 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 29 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
