⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 3:47 · HOU 26-16 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q2 2:35 · HOU 57-34 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 35-point deficit to 27
Q4 2:59 · HOU 102-75 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 34 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 38 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
