⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:56 · LAC 19-10 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 4:54 · LAC 64-48 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 10:03 · LAC 117-100 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:33 · LAC 36-38 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 4:47 · LAC 92-83 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:44 · LAC 105-99 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 19 | Threes made | 20 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
