⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:52 · HOU 35-29 LAL
- Ties it
Steve Francis made 21 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:39 · HOU 81-81 LAL
- Go-ahead
Yao Ming made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cuttino Mobley.
OT 4:20 · HOU 83-82 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:03 · HOU 81-81 LAL
- Turnover
Jim Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant.
OT 1:16 · HOU 87-86 LAL
- Turnover
Steve Francis Lost Ball. Stolen by Karl Malone.
OT 0:32 · HOU 88-91 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 0:12 · HOU 24-27 LAL
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
OT 1:12 · HOU 87-88 LAL
- Winner
Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
OT 0:40 · HOU 88-90 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Karl Malone Offensive Foul
OT 4:00 · HOU 83-82 LAL
- Turnover
Karl Malone Foul
OT 4:00 · HOU 83-82 LAL
- Turnover
Derek Fisher Lost Ball. Stolen by Steve Francis.
OT 2:41 · HOU 85-83 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
