⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their ten- Made six threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, six of 29
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:29 · LAL 26-28 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 1:42 · LAL 83-75 HOU
- Lead
Austin Reaves hit a 31-foot three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 0:24 · LAL 103-100 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James bad pass
Q4 2:46 · LAL 97-95 HOU
- Turnover
Anthony Davis turnover
Q4 0:58 · LAL 100-100 HOU
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · LAL 104-104 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:52 · LAL 11-12 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:06 · LAL 46-53 HOU
- Ties it
Alperen Sengun hit a driving layup, Fred VanVleet with the assist
Q4 0:04 · LAL 104-104 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses technical free throw
Q1 0:13 · LAL 20-28 HOU
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:37 · LAL 56-58 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 35 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
