⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+6Q130-21
-6Q224-26
+2Q317-15
0Q431-29
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
Key battles
29Free throws made14
3Threes made1
16Offensive rebounds10
3Blocks5
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
