⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 56
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 9:37 · LAL 74-62 HOU
- Lead
Robert Horry made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
Q4 1:42 · LAL 82-79 HOU
- Winner
Mark Madsen made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Robert Horry.
2OT 3:58 · LAL 95-93 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 0:26 · LAL 82-80 HOU
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Offensive Foul
OT 0:29 · LAL 89-91 HOU
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Foul
OT 0:29 · LAL 89-91 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 5:13 · LAL 34-39 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q4 7:20 · LAL 74-75 HOU
- Lead
Glen Rice made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Maurice Taylor.
OT 3:28 · LAL 82-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming Bad Pass
OT 0:35 · LAL 89-91 HOU
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Offensive Foul
2OT 2:56 · LAL 95-94 HOU
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Foul
2OT 2:56 · LAL 95-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 74 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
