⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their fourteen
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the third 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 8:11 · HOU 40-30 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q3 8:40 · HOU 62-46 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:38 · HOU 90-88 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q3 5:05 · HOU 64-61 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:44 · HOU 87-85 MEM
- Turnover
Pau Gasol Lost Ball. Stolen by Mike James.
Q4 1:22 · HOU 90-88 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 11 |
