⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+1Q131-29
+13Q234-18
-3Q321-23
+5Q429-23
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 44
Key battles
3Steals8
21Free throws made12
11Blocks6
51%Shooting from the field37%
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
