⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 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 thirteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 29 from three
- A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 2 down to 13 up
Q1 1:33 · LAL 39-26 HOU
- Steal
Marcus Smart stole it from Kevin Durant
Q4 1:08 · LAL 97-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Kennard back court turnover
Q4 4:29 · LAL 89-85 HOU
- Missed FT
Marcus Smart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · LAL 91-85 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:52 · LAL 49-48 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover
Q4 3:58 · LAL 89-85 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Durant bad pass turnover
Q4 1:08 · LAL 97-92 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
