⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher 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, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 22 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 7:11 · LAL 15-7 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 8:26 · LAL 41-21 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 7:11 · LAL 95-84 HOU
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · LAL 109-102 HOU
- Missed FT
Lamar Odom missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:49 · LAL 109-102 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 10:48 · LAL 63-49 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 6:37 · LAL 72-62 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
