⏱️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
▲ MEM better than we expected
+5Q120-15
-13Q214-24
+2Q318-15
0Q423-28
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 38
Key battles
6Points off turnovers11
3Threes made6
5Blocks9
9Turnovers14
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
