⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
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
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 28
- A 19-0 run from level to 19 points up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9 in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:31 · HOU 19-18 LAL
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run from level to 19 points up
Q1 3:00 · HOU 46-27 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q4 5:05 · HOU 115-93 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 9
Q2 6:00 · HOU 53-44 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
