⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:20 · HOU 68-75 LAL
- Go-ahead
Toney Douglas hit a 23-foot three jumper, Carlos Delfino with the assist
Q4 2:38 · HOU 100-99 LAL
- Ties it
Greg Smith hit a layup, James Harden with the assist
Q4 1:38 · HOU 102-102 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 4:07 · HOU 91-94 LAL
- Missed FT
Greg Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:59 · HOU 97-98 LAL
- Missed FT
Toney Douglas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · HOU 107-105 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:12 · HOU 95-97 LAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:57 · HOU 97-98 LAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:31 · HOU 100-99 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
