⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 39
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram offensive foul
Q4 3:48 · LAL 99-97 HOU
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram turnover
Q4 3:48 · LAL 99-97 HOU
- Missed FT
Brandon Ingram misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:10 · LAL 102-97 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 11:08 · LAL 56-69 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q3 7:45 · LAL 60-79 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball turnover
Q4 3:30 · LAL 99-97 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 2:47 · LAL 99-97 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 1:24 · LAL 105-99 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
