⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their twenty- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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 7 down to 3 up
Q2 1:43 · LAC 53-50 HOU
- Go-ahead
Ivica Zubac hit a dunk, James Harden with the assist
Q4 0:40 · LAC 100-99 HOU
- Winner
James Harden hit a 27-foot three jumper, Kawhi Leonard with the assist
Q4 0:06 · LAC 103-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:33 · LAC 73-70 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 6:39 · LAC 36-43 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 10:02 · LAC 82-90 HOU
- Lead
Jabari Smith Jr. hit a 27-foot three jumper, Alperen Sengun with the assist
Q4 2:57 · LAC 94-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:36 · LAC 96-99 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green lost ball turnover
Q4 0:47 · LAC 98-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · LAC 100-99 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
