⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+1Q122-20
-2Q220-23
0Q324-25
-5Q429-32
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 25
Key battles
19Free throws made32
6Fast break points3
17Offensive rebounds11
7Blocks11
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 11 |
