⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 42
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:33 · HOU 8-0 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 7:45 · HOU 51-29 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Max Christie misses technical free throw
Q4 4:32 · HOU 117-86 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
