⏱️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
-7Q126-30
+7Q233-23
+6Q332-23
-1Q423-25
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34- Made three threes to their ten
- Went cold from three, three of eleven
Key battles
17Points off turnovers5
3Threes made10
4Blocks1
14Offensive rebounds7
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
