⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
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 took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 8:27 · LAL 12-9 HOU
- Steal
Austin Reaves stole it from Fred VanVleet
Q4 1:51 · LAL 100-95 HOU
- Steal
Rui Hachimura stole it from Dillon Brooks
Q4 0:46 · LAL 100-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · LAL 100-97 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:11 · LAL 16-24 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 10:39 · LAL 54-58 HOU
- Steal
Dillon Brooks stole it from LeBron James
Q4 0:22 · LAL 100-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Fred VanVleet bad pass
Q4 1:51 · LAL 100-95 HOU
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks bad pass
Q4 0:46 · LAL 100-97 HOU
- Missed FT
Dillon Brooks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · LAL 100-97 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
