⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 31- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 29-15 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 3:51 · WSH 15-19 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:01 · WSH 23-22 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:18 · WSH 73-75 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 10:03 · WSH 71-75 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 5:58 · WSH 5-19 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 3:19 · WSH 39-41 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 8:33 · WSH 73-83 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Francis Technical Foul
Q4 10:03 · WSH 71-75 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
