⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 24- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 44
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 10:59 · HOU 88-85 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 4:52 · HOU 88-87 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:14 · HOU 88-87 LAL
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover
Q4 3:32 · HOU 88-87 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Steal
Austin Reaves stole it from Tari Eason
Q4 0:42 · HOU 90-98 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 2:00 · HOU 90-100 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · HOU 92-100 LAL
📊The numbers
| HOU | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
