⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 32 from three- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:30 · HOU 13-6 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 7:39 · HOU 107-101 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Nene Hilario technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:18 · HOU 82-80 LAL
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul
Q4 4:34 · HOU 109-104 LAL
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 4:34 · HOU 109-104 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Kuzma technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:19 · HOU 19-18 LAL
- Missed FT
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses technical free throw
Q3 1:18 · HOU 82-80 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:43 · HOU 109-104 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
