⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
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 took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 4:33 · LAC 26-18 HOU
- Ties it
Paul George hit a 27-foot threeer, Marcus Morris Sr. with the assist
Q4 0:40 · LAC 93-93 HOU
- Winner
Paul George hit a 15-foot two point shot
Q4 0:06 · LAC 95-93 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George lost ball turnover
Q4 4:03 · LAC 86-88 HOU
- Turnover
Paul George bad pass
Q4 3:46 · LAC 86-90 HOU
- Turnover
Paul George offensive foul
Q4 3:21 · LAC 86-90 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 8:11 · LAC 37-38 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 2:03 · LAC 71-76 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:29 · LAC 86-90 HOU
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:27 · LAC 88-93 HOU
- Turnover
Eric Gordon lost ball turnover
Q4 0:29 · LAC 93-93 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 8 |
