⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 86 points inside to 50- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the first quarter
- Made seven threes to their eighteen
- They shot well above their usual, eighteen of 42 from three
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 7:57 · LAL 23-16 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 6:27 · LAL 82-75 HOU
- Winner
Kyle Kuzma hit a driving layup
Q4 0:06 · LAL 123-122 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Talen Horton-Tucker bad pass
Q4 0:55 · LAL 121-119 HOU
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive foul
Q4 0:32 · LAL 121-120 HOU
- Turnover
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover
Q4 0:32 · LAL 121-120 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:33 · LAL 69-69 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 2:34 · LAL 121-122 HOU
- Lead
Kelly Olynyk hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · LAL 121-122 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 3:59 · LAL 120-113 HOU
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:47 · LAL 121-120 HOU
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · LAL 123-122 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 18 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 33 |
| 86 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
