⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Porter Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:02 · HOU 53-63 LAC
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:20 · HOU 78-87 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 0:25 · HOU 23-39 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 8:05 · HOU 87-108 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses technical free throw
Q3 1:20 · HOU 78-87 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
