⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 30 rebounds to 43
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 11:41 · HOU 48-41 LAL
- Go-ahead
Yao Ming made Dunk. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Q4 0:12 · HOU 95-94 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kelvin Cato Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 3:19 · HOU 57-55 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 4:41 · HOU 57-61 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · HOU 95-96 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:09 · HOU 95-95 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tracy Murray Technical Foul
Q3 4:56 · HOU 54-52 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant Lost Ball. Stolen by Cuttino Mobley.
Q4 4:26 · HOU 82-79 LAL
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:05 · HOU 84-81 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
