⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher 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, 10 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, fourteen turnovers to their 21- A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20 in the fourth 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 20
Q4 4:01 · HOU 130-110 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Trevor Ariza technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 12:00 · HOU 29-27 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:07 · HOU 76-73 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:03 · HOU 88-86 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcelo Huertas misses technical free throw
Q2 12:00 · HOU 29-27 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
