⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-2Q121-24
-1Q214-16
+3Q328-23
+1Q422-15
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 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, 24 free throws to their fourteen
Key battles
23Assists14
24Points off turnovers15
18Free throws made12
38%Three-point accuracy50%
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
