⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:39 · LAL 44-45 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 5:43 · LAL 67-57 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 29
Q4 3:40 · LAL 109-80 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 7:11 · LAL 7-16 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:43 · LAL 91-73 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
