⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first 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
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 20-10 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q4 10:27 · LAL 92-86 HOU
- Go-ahead
Pau Gasol hit a 12-foot running jumper
Q4 0:39 · LAL 109-108 HOU
- Winner
Steve Blake hit a 27-foot three jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
Q4 0:18 · LAL 112-110 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shannon Brown lost ball
Q4 3:40 · LAL 101-95 HOU
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant discontinue dribble
Q4 3:10 · LAL 103-97 HOU
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · LAL 103-97 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 9:26 · LAL 9-15 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 3:43 · LAL 47-62 HOU
- Go-ahead
Luis Scola hit a layup, Aaron Brooks with the assist
Q4 0:29 · LAL 109-110 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:42 · LAL 49-62 HOU
- Turnover
Luis Scola lost ball
Q4 3:43 · LAL 101-95 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
