⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:07 · LAL 85-88 HOU
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:11 · LAL 95-95 HOU
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 19-foot two point shot, Lamar Odom with the assist
OT 4:46 · LAL 97-95 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAL 92-95 HOU
- Missed FT
Kwame Brown misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · LAL 92-95 HOU
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant traveling
OT 0:16 · LAL 104-105 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Ties it
Tracy McGrady hit a driving layup
OT 4:30 · LAL 97-97 HOU
- Winner
Yao Ming hit a layup, Juwan Howard with the assist
OT 0:22 · LAL 104-105 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston bad pass
Q4 0:23 · LAL 90-93 HOU
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady bad pass
OT 3:55 · LAL 97-97 HOU
- Turnover
Chuck Hayes bad pass
OT 3:02 · LAL 99-97 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 36 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
