⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower 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, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 27 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 52
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their eighteen
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
- Steal
Chandler Parsons stole it from Chris Kaman
Q4 2:24 · HOU 97-91 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard 3 second turnover
Q4 4:16 · HOU 91-91 LAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · HOU 98-96 LAL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · HOU 98-96 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:02 · HOU 4-12 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 1:38 · HOU 19-38 LAL
- Winner
Steve Blake hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jodie Meeks with the assist
Q4 0:01 · HOU 98-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wesley Johnson bad pass
Q4 3:57 · HOU 91-91 LAL
- Turnover
Chris Kaman bad pass
Q4 2:24 · HOU 97-91 LAL
- Turnover
Jodie Meeks out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:13 · HOU 98-96 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 16 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
