⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 15 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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen- Won the second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to nine
- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q4 4:45 · HOU 99-97 LAL
- Lead
Luis Scola hit a driving layup
Q4 2:00 · HOU 99-97 LAL
- Winner
Goran Dragic hit a 24-foot three jumper, Courtney Lee with the assist
Q4 0:28 · HOU 104-101 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:36 · HOU 97-97 LAL
- Missed FT
Patrick Patterson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:08 · HOU 101-99 LAL
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · HOU 107-104 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 0:16 · HOU 73-85 LAL
- Ties it
Kobe Bryant hit a 22-foot two point shot
Q4 0:50 · HOU 101-101 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrew Bynum technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:33 · HOU 5-10 LAL
- Flagrant
Matt Barnes flagrant foul type 1 (Luis Scola draws the foul)
Q3 5:33 · HOU 63-64 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
Q4 3:31 · HOU 95-97 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
