⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 22, and outscored them 31-14 off them
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 3-point lead to 11
Q3 4:05 · LAL 64-53 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q4 10:22 · LAL 82-59 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 5:33 · LAL 86-61 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 7:22 · LAL 8-17 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q4 5:33 · LAL 86-61 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
