⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their sixteen- Ran them off the floor, 24 fast break points to 7
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:05 · LAL 20-18 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 0:00 · LAL 43-24 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 33-point lead to 42
Q4 3:23 · LAL 118-76 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 38-point deficit to 30
Q4 8:41 · LAL 99-69 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
