⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 35
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 10:46 · LAL 27-26 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 11:45 · LAL 59-56 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:57 · LAL 99-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:47 · LAL 88-96 HOU
- Missed FT
Thomas Bryant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:34 · LAL 88-96 HOU
- Turnover
Alex Caruso out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:32 · LAL 99-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 6:34 · LAL 68-70 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 1:49 · LAL 75-84 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Green disc dribble turnover
Q4 3:04 · LAL 94-100 HOU
- Turnover
Gerald Green turnover
Q4 1:30 · LAL 96-102 HOU
- Missed FT
Zhou Qi misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · LAL 99-104 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 35 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Steals | 18 |
| 19 | Blocks | 19 |
