⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 27
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 9:52 · LAL 27-17 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:45 · LAL 67-71 HOU
- Steal
Kwame Brown stole it from Tracy McGrady
Q4 0:21 · LAL 72-76 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:59 · LAL 69-73 HOU
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:27 · LAL 69-76 HOU
- Turnover
Lamar Odom traveling
Q4 2:02 · LAL 70-76 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 12 down to 3 up
Q3 7:20 · LAL 52-55 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Wesley misses technical free throw
Q3 8:40 · LAL 50-39 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady lost ball
Q4 0:21 · LAL 72-76 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
