⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 twenty from three- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 39
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen
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
Yao Ming stole it from Derek Fisher
Q4 2:16 · HOU 84-87 LAL
- Steal
Yao Ming stole it from Ronny Turiaf
Q4 1:20 · HOU 86-89 LAL
- Steal
Bonzi Wells stole it from Kobe Bryant
Q4 0:54 · HOU 86-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming offensive foul (Kwame Brown draws the foul)
Q4 3:36 · HOU 83-83 LAL
- Turnover
Yao Ming turnover
Q4 3:36 · HOU 83-83 LAL
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · HOU 85-87 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 9:10 · HOU 27-39 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derek Fisher bad pass
Q4 2:16 · HOU 84-87 LAL
- Turnover
Ronny Turiaf lost ball
Q4 1:20 · HOU 86-89 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 0:54 · HOU 86-89 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 73 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
