⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter and never got it back. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their ten- Lost the glass, 43 rebounds to 54
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 3:57 · HOU 35-28 LAL
- Go-ahead
Chris Paul hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 2:40 · HOU 127-125 LAL
- Go-ahead
Trevor Ariza hit a 24-foot three jumper, Chris Paul with the assist
2OT 2:42 · HOU 140-139 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:52 · HOU 110-114 LAL
- Turnover
Eric Gordon steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:00 · HOU 122-122 LAL
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
2OT 3:51 · HOU 135-138 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 4:27 · HOU 63-71 LAL
- Lead
Kyle Kuzma hit a three jumper, Julius Randle with the assist
Q4 1:05 · HOU 119-122 LAL
- Lead
Josh Hart hit a 26-foot three jumper, Tyler Ennis with the assist
OT 4:22 · HOU 122-125 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Ennis lost ball turnover
Q4 2:56 · HOU 110-114 LAL
- Missed FT
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 2:21 · HOU 127-127 LAL
- Turnover
Corey Brewer out of bounds bad pass turnover
2OT 0:03 · HOU 146-142 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 18 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 9 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 11 | Steals | 14 |
| 33 | Blocks | 32 |
