⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-4Q121-27
+21Q230-10
-14Q318-32
-3Q426-31
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, ten of nineteen from three
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eight, and were outscored 17-6 off them
- Gave up second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
18%Three-point accuracy53%
2Threes made10
9Steals2
23Offensive rebounds8
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
