⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 20- Made five threes to their fifteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 1:57 · HOU 91-86 LAL
- Missed FT
Tarik Black misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · HOU 91-89 LAL
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:45 · HOU 92-91 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 11:27 · HOU 28-30 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 6:20 · HOU 40-44 LAL
- Winner
Wesley Johnson hit a layup
Q4 0:43 · HOU 92-93 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q1 11:45 · HOU 0-0 LAL
- Technical
Nick Young technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:45 · HOU 81-78 LAL
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball turnover
Q4 4:24 · HOU 86-84 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 15 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
