⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-2Q122-25
-4Q217-22
+7Q327-22
+3Q421-18
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 21-9 off them- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 52
Key battles
2Fast break points14
9Points off turnovers21
24Free throws made12
15Turnovers8
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
