⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 26-16 off them- Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 60
- Made six threes to their sixteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 6:31 · LAL 79-81 HOU
- Steal
Kent Bazemore stole it from Kevin Porter Jr.
Q4 2:31 · LAL 114-106 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kent Bazemore technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:50 · LAL 28-27 HOU
- Technical
Frank Vogel technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:36 · LAL 37-39 HOU
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · LAL 118-117 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 2:49 · LAL 32-39 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 3:13 · LAL 57-65 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses technical free throw
Q1 3:50 · LAL 28-27 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 2:31 · LAL 114-106 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:03 · LAL 116-111 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 16 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 78 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
