⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 27 from three- A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 31
A 19-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 2 in the fourth quarter
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
- Steal
John Lucas stole it from Kwame Brown
Q4 2:21 · HOU 90-94 LAL
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:52 · HOU 92-94 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Scott Padgett misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · HOU 92-94 LAL
- Missed FT
Scott Padgett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:16 · HOU 92-94 LAL
- Turnover
John Lucas bad pass
Q4 0:08 · HOU 92-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 2:30 · HOU 48-49 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 0:51 · HOU 51-59 LAL
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22
Q3 4:48 · HOU 62-84 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kwame Brown bad pass
Q4 2:21 · HOU 90-94 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant traveling
Q4 0:11 · HOU 92-98 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
