⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
-5Q127-29
+10Q231-21
+6Q333-27
-2Q433-35
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 32- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 23-13 off them
Key battles
13Steals5
9Turnovers20
23Points off turnovers13
11Offensive rebounds9
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
