⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 56 rebounds to 35- Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 15
- A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q1 0:45 · HOU 44-31 LAL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q2 0:27 · HOU 85-60 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 2:58 · HOU 129-111 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred VanVleet misses technical free throw
Q2 10:17 · HOU 47-36 LAL
- Flagrant
Dillon Brooks flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:45 · HOU 119-103 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q3 3:56 · HOU 101-81 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 8:38 · HOU 116-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jarred Vanderbilt technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:17 · HOU 46-36 LAL
- Technical
Jarred Vanderbilt technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:17 · HOU 46-36 LAL
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 5:45 · HOU 119-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 36 | Assists | 26 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
