⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 15 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, 19 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
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 1-point lead to 9
Q3 10:15 · LAL 63-54 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 3:30 · LAL 88-70 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:47 · LAL 0-9 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q4 7:15 · LAL 97-84 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
