⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 32- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6
- A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 in the first 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 4:45 · HOU 51-56 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 0:00 · HOU 65-64 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:02 · HOU 116-121 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Ryan Anderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:05 · HOU 89-92 LAL
- Turnover
Eric Gordon turnover
Q4 0:28 · HOU 112-118 LAL
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 0:26 · HOU 112-120 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 3:56 · HOU 20-36 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 4:48 · HOU 83-87 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 7:04 · HOU 106-117 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram lost ball turnover
Q4 0:56 · HOU 110-118 LAL
- Missed FT
Josh Hart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · HOU 114-120 LAL
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · HOU 116-121 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 5 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 30 | Blocks | 25 |
