⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+2Q124-22
-3Q216-16
-8Q318-22
+1Q424-25
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of seventeen from three- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 28
Key battles
14Points off turnovers4
8Fast break points2
8Steals2
2Blocks8
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
