⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
0Q128-29
+11Q233-25
-2Q322-26
-13Q420-32
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 32-13 off them- They shot well above their usual, five of seven from three
Key battles
71%Three-point accuracy30%
13Points off turnovers32
20Turnovers10
7Steals14
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 71% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 32 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
