⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34- A 20-0 run took them from 4 down to 16 up in the second quarter
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
- 20-0 run
A 20-0 run took them from 4 down to 16 up
Q2 6:45 · LAL 54-38 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Christian Wood technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:02 · LAL 60-43 HOU
- Technical
Cam Reddish technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:35 · LAL 93-77 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 10:02 · LAL 5-13 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:57 · LAL 30-36 HOU
- Technical
Ime Udoka technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:51 · LAL 50-38 HOU
- Technical
Double technical foul - Ime Udoka and LeBron James
Q4 8:35 · LAL 93-78 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
