⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their eight- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:00 · HOU 8-0 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 6:28 · HOU 64-53 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terence Morris missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:35 · HOU 91-86 WSH
- Missed FT
Steve Francis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:27 · HOU 92-86 WSH
- Missed FT
Terence Morris missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · HOU 93-86 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 6:52 · HOU 12-15 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:39 · HOU 91-86 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
