⏱️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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 39 rebounds to 29- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 34
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 26-10 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 6:56 · HOU 87-78 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charlie Ward Bad Pass. Stolen by Pau Gasol.
Q4 4:41 · HOU 83-78 MEM
- Turnover
Jimmy Jackson Lost Ball. Stolen by Bonzi Wells.
Q4 3:05 · HOU 87-80 MEM
- Missed FT
Bostjan Nachbar missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · HOU 89-87 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Williams Offensive Foul
Q4 0:52 · HOU 89-85 MEM
- Turnover
Jason Williams Foul
Q4 0:52 · HOU 89-85 MEM
- Missed FT
Stromile Swift missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:29 · HOU 89-86 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
