⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-4Q118-23
-10Q221-34
+3Q327-23
+1Q426-27
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 23- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their fourteen
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
23%Three-point accuracy53%
19Offensive rebounds8
3Threes made8
15Free throws made29
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
