⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+8Q133-28
-4Q222-27
-4Q316-20
+4Q429-25
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
24Points off turnovers10
4Blocks9
10Steals7
24Free throws made18
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
