⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+7Q131-25
-1Q219-21
-7Q326-29
+6Q432-24
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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, 27 free throws to their seven- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38
- Made five threes to their eleven
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 21-9 off them
Key battles
21Free throws made6
4Blocks0
2Steals8
9Points off turnovers21
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
