⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+3Q126-21
-10Q217-25
+2Q325-21
+5Q431-24
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- They went cold, two of twelve from three
Key battles
10Blocks1
47%Three-point accuracy17%
8Threes made2
15Turnovers12
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
