⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 40 from three
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
- Lead
Jalen Green hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:02 · HOU 120-118 LAL
- Winner
Jalen Green hit a driving layup
OT 4:43 · HOU 122-120 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
OT 4:43 · HOU 133-120 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 4:51 · HOU 114-113 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:46 · HOU 114-115 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:24 · HOU 120-118 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Ties it
Russell Westbrook hit a 14-foot pullup jump shot, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 1:09 · HOU 120-120 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Monk technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:31 · HOU 55-53 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:39 · HOU 116-118 LAL
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
OT 3:56 · HOU 125-120 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
