⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 32 fast break points to 7- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 13
Q3 7:30 · HOU 65-78 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jae'Sean Tate misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q1 2:15 · HOU 16-21 LAL
- Technical
Double technical foul - DeMarcus Cousins and Markieff Morris
Q1 2:15 · HOU 15-21 LAL
- Flagrant
DeMarcus Cousins flagrant foul type 2
Q2 11:14 · HOU 23-25 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 9:06 · HOU 3-14 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 10:02 · HOU 28-38 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 5:22 · HOU 36-55 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Markieff Morris flagrant foul type 1
Q1 2:15 · HOU 15-21 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 11:14 · HOU 23-25 LAL
- Technical
Alex Caruso technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:19 · HOU 41-56 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 32 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
