⏱️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, 9 points worse 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, 28 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 51
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:14 · LAL 8-0 HOU
- Winner
Shaquille O'Neal made Dunk.
Q4 0:17 · LAL 72-71 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:12 · LAL 69-69 HOU
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:12 · LAL 69-69 HOU
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:17 · LAL 72-71 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Ties it
Maurice Taylor made 13 ft Jumper.
Q4 2:31 · LAL 69-69 HOU
- Lead
Steve Francis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:01 · LAL 69-70 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:08 · LAL 69-67 HOU
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Lost Ball. Stolen by Gary Payton.
Q4 1:15 · LAL 70-71 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
