⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of eighteen from three- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:42 · LAL 22-21 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:40 · LAL 48-49 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 9:22 · LAL 24-31 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 8:04 · LAL 77-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry turnover
Q4 4:33 · LAL 79-85 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:51 · LAL 79-85 HOU
- Missed FT
Aaron Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · LAL 88-95 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 5 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
