⏱️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. A much tighter, lower 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, 5 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, 34 free throws to their 24- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 46
- Burned in transition, 0 fast break points to 19
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:37 · LAL 21-18 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 7:39 · LAL 84-81 HOU
- Winner
Pau Gasol hit a two point shot, Steve Blake with the assist
OT 2:26 · LAL 92-91 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:58 · LAL 88-85 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:49 · LAL 88-87 HOU
- Turnover
Dwight Howard out of bounds lost ball turnover
OT 2:55 · LAL 90-91 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:31 · LAL 90-90 HOU
- Ties it
Chandler Parsons hit a 34-foot three jumper, Jeremy Lin with the assist
Q4 0:00 · LAL 90-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:34 · LAL 88-85 HOU
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons bad pass
OT 3:39 · LAL 90-91 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
OT 2:10 · LAL 92-91 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
