⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:11 · HOU 53-54 LAL
- Winner
Shane Battier hit a three jumper, Kyle Lowry with the assist
Q4 2:28 · HOU 100-97 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 1:54 · HOU 109-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses technical free throw
Q4 7:39 · HOU 82-89 LAL
- Turnover
Shane Battier bad pass
Q4 3:25 · HOU 94-95 LAL
- Turnover
Kevin Martin traveling
Q4 1:21 · HOU 102-99 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:57 · HOU 23-30 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:39 · HOU 82-89 LAL
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 1:30 · HOU 102-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
