⏱️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
-5Q119-22
+5Q226-19
-1Q318-17
-7Q413-18
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
21Points off turnovers13
5Blocks8
14Offensive rebounds10
4Threes made3
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
