⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 42- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q1 4:16 · HOU 26-25 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 10:13 · HOU 73-62 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 0:57 · HOU 98-79 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet lost ball turnover
Q4 2:45 · HOU 105-97 LAC
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 0:32 · HOU 109-103 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:58 · HOU 2-10 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 7:37 · HOU 11-22 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 6:04 · HOU 102-94 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:49 · HOU 102-94 LAC
- Turnover
Terance Mann bad pass
Q4 0:39 · HOU 109-103 LAC
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 14 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 11 | Blocks | 3 |
