⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:42 · HOU 9-0 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 7:31 · HOU 19-4 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 8:07 · HOU 41-22 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q4 6:05 · HOU 90-77 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:31 · HOU 26-12 LAL
- Technical
Lamar Odom technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:01 · HOU 67-40 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
