⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 29 from three
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 dragged them back level
Q1 8:18 · LAL 15-15 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:20 · LAL 25-22 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 0:35 · LAL 68-71 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 3:38 · LAL 110-110 HOU
- Missed FT
D'Angelo Russell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · LAL 112-112 HOU
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 2:18 · LAL 113-112 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 4:35 · LAL 28-32 HOU
- Steal
Ryan Anderson stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 2:18 · LAL 113-112 HOU
- Steal
Ryan Anderson stole it from D'Angelo Russell
Q4 0:34 · LAL 120-114 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Clint Capela lost ball turnover
Q4 5:00 · LAL 108-106 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · LAL 118-114 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
