⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first 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
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 46
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 37
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their ten
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 10:09 · HOU 96-83 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:02 · HOU 60-42 LAL
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · HOU 114-106 LAL
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:01 · HOU 114-109 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Austin Reaves stole it from Kenyon Martin Jr.
Q4 0:01 · HOU 114-109 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · HOU 114-110 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 78 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
