★ Playoffs⚡ BlowoutToyota Center, Houston· 5/2 09:30· ~2h30m
Final
| team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LAL | 23 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 98 |
 HOU | 18 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 78 |
Halftime: LAL 49 - 31 HOULAL led by 18
Highest-scoring: Q4 (50 pts)
Lead Changes: 0
Q3 MVPA. Thompson(15 pts from FG in highest-scoring quarter)
Score Flow (cumulative differential)
Q1-5
Q2-18
Q3-16
Q4-20
Home leadingAway leading
/ By Quarter
Points by Quarter
23
18
26
13
22
24
27
23
LALHOU
Game RecapAuto-generated
Lakers rout Rockets 98-78 behind L. James's 28 points
Playing on the road, the Lakers took down the Rockets 98-78 in playoff action. A 13-point edge in the second quarter proved to be the difference.
L. James paced the winners with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, earning a 8.6 game grade. A. Thompson kept the Rockets close with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists (7.6 grade), but it wasn't enough.
The Lakers scored 12 unanswered points in the first quarter.
Game Summary
★L. James28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Pace:Slow(44.0 (pts/Q))
Biggest Run:LAL 13-0in Q1
AST/TO:LAL 1.90-1.18 HOU
Fouls:LAL 19-23 HOU
Los Angeles Lakers
L. James28 PTS, 7 REB, 8 AST
Largest lead: 20 pts
Houston Rockets
A. Thompson18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
A. Sengun: Double-Double (17/11/1)
/ Comparison
Team Stats Comparison
LALVSHOU
40.4%FG%35.0%
42.9%3P%17.9%
58.3%FT%70.8%
67Rebounds55
19Assists13
4Steals6
9Blocks9
10Turnovers11
46Paint Pts44
0Fast Break0
LAL 6 categoriesHOU 2 categories
Shot Chart
64/169 FG (37.9%)2PT: 46/1123PT: 18/57
2PT Made3PT MadeMissed
Restricted Area
61.9%
26/42
Paint (non-RA)
32.8%
20/61
Mid-Range
0.0%
0/9
3-Point
31.6%
18/57
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