⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21
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
- Ties it
Cuttino Mobley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yao Ming.
OT 4:24 · HOU 97-97 ATL
- Ties it
Steve Francis made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jim Jackson.
OT 0:02 · HOU 107-107 ATL
- Ties it
Jim Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
2OT 0:05 · HOU 114-114 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis Offensive Foul
OT 4:00 · HOU 97-97 ATL
- Turnover
Steve Francis Foul
OT 4:00 · HOU 97-97 ATL
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor Lost Ball. Stolen by Chris Crawford.
2OT 1:19 · HOU 111-111 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Lead
Stephen Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
OT 4:41 · HOU 94-97 ATL
- Lead
Jason Terry made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bob Sura.
2OT 3:58 · HOU 107-110 ATL
- Lead
Jason Terry made 36 ft Three Point Jumper.
2OT 0:54 · HOU 111-114 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass. Stolen by Clarence Weatherspoon.
Q4 1:00 · HOU 92-91 ATL
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass
OT 2:33 · HOU 99-101 ATL
- Turnover
Backcourt
3OT 1:35 · HOU 120-119 ATL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
