⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind 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, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 23
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the second 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q2 7:58 · HOU 41-34 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 0:55 · HOU 54-40 LAL
- Ties it
Von Wafer hit a 14-foot jumper
Q4 2:26 · HOU 86-86 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ron Artest double technical foul
Q4 6:54 · HOU 73-75 LAL
- Turnover
Ron Artest lost ball
Q4 3:18 · HOU 80-85 LAL
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks bad pass
Q4 1:58 · HOU 86-88 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q3 11:33 · HOU 54-50 LAL
- Winner
Pau Gasol hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:11 · HOU 86-87 LAL
- Steal
Pau Gasol stole it from Aaron Brooks
Q4 1:58 · HOU 86-88 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Walton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:15 · HOU 80-85 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 2:40 · HOU 84-86 LAL
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · HOU 94-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
