⏱️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
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 35
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 took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 4:26 · LAL 62-59 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 6:43 · LAL 80-71 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl Malone Bad Pass. Stolen by Jim Jackson.
Q4 1:58 · LAL 83-79 HOU
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:44 · LAL 83-79 HOU
- Turnover
Karl Malone Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Francis.
Q4 0:42 · LAL 87-81 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:33 · LAL 47-48 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q2 0:35 · LAL 47-40 HOU
- Turnover
Jim Jackson Bad Pass
Q4 1:57 · LAL 83-79 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
