⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 23 from three- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 36
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
- Steal
Shannon Brown stole it from Luis Scola
Q4 2:38 · LAL 78-73 HOU
- Steal
Andrew Bynum stole it from Luis Scola
Q4 1:16 · LAL 80-75 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shannon Brown lost ball
Q4 2:33 · LAL 78-73 HOU
- Missed FT
Andrew Bynum misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:16 · LAL 80-75 HOU
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · LAL 84-77 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:58 · LAL 73-71 HOU
- Steal
Aaron Brooks stole it from Shannon Brown
Q4 2:33 · LAL 78-73 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luis Scola lost ball
Q4 2:38 · LAL 78-73 HOU
- Turnover
Luis Scola bad pass
Q4 1:16 · LAL 80-75 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
