⏱️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 third 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, two turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 12-4 off them- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 7
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 11:33 · LAL 47-35 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 1:57 · LAL 73-60 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 0:12 · LAL 111-98 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Russell Westbrook technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:33 · LAL 131-125 HOU
- Missed FT
Russell Westbrook misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · LAL 137-132 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:50 · LAL 100-98 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:10 · LAL 119-116 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:41 · LAL 129-124 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 1:24 · LAL 131-129 HOU
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · LAL 137-132 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 72 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 0 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
