⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse 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, 49 rebounds to 39- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 36 from three
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 0:37 · HOU 41-22 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 11:33 · HOU 101-89 LAL
- Steal
Fred VanVleet stole it from Max Christie
Q4 0:05 · HOU 118-115 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · HOU 118-115 LAL
- Missed FT
Fred VanVleet misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · HOU 119-115 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 4:55 · HOU 54-40 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:18 · HOU 91-89 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James offensive foul
Q4 0:38 · HOU 117-113 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James turnover
Q4 0:38 · HOU 117-113 LAL
- Turnover
Max Christie bad pass
Q4 0:05 · HOU 118-115 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 16 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
