⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 34
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:36 · HOU 8-6 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 7:48 · HOU 66-47 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q4 7:05 · HOU 77-61 DET
- Missed FT
Jim Jackson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 3:13 · HOU 79-71 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q1 1:10 · HOU 28-26 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Bob Sura Technical Foul
Q4 10:11 · HOU 73-57 DET
- Technical
Ben Wallace Technical Foul
Q4 3:13 · HOU 79-71 DET
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
