⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their nine- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 42 from three
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 62
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 8:02 · LAL 106-102 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:33 · LAL 111-115 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Steal
James Harden stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:33 · LAL 111-115 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 2:40 · LAL 111-121 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul
Q4 4:44 · LAL 108-105 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 4:44 · LAL 108-105 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 19 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
