⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Reaves misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q3 7:46 · LAL 54-62 HOU
- Turnover
LeBron James lost ball turnover
Q4 2:23 · LAL 85-90 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:13 · LAL 28-27 HOU
- Steal
Reed Sheppard stole it from LeBron James
Q4 2:23 · LAL 85-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tari Eason flagrant foul type 1
Q3 7:46 · LAL 53-62 HOU
- Missed FT
Tari Eason misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:26 · LAL 81-87 HOU
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · LAL 93-96 HOU
📊The numbers
| LAL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
