⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 5:05 · WSH 90-89 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Q4 4:41 · WSH 86-89 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:53 · WSH 28-25 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 7:07 · WSH 60-55 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:20 · WSH 68-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming Lost Ball. Stolen by Brendan Haywood.
Q4 4:28 · WSH 86-89 HOU
- Turnover
Juwan Howard Lost Ball. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
Q4 4:03 · WSH 88-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Yao Ming missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:12 · WSH 97-95 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
