⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their nineteen- Made two threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 24 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- Lead
Emeka Okafor hit a layup, Raymond Felton with the assist
OT 4:37 · CHA 92-90 HOU
- Lead
Gerald Wallace hit a jumper, Brevin Knight with the assist
OT 3:35 · CHA 94-92 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
2OT 2:02 · CHA 109-104 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brevin Knight misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:59 · CHA 81-82 HOU
- Turnover
Primoz Brezec offensive foul (2nd personal foul)
Q4 2:21 · CHA 84-82 HOU
- Turnover
Primoz Brezec turnover
2OT 3:19 · CHA 101-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 3:24 · CHA 20-21 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 6:28 · CHA 57-58 HOU
- Lead
Rafer Alston hit a 26-foot three jumper, Ryan Bowen with the assist
2OT 2:26 · CHA 101-104 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Juwan Howard offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 2:47 · CHA 82-82 HOU
- Turnover
Juwan Howard turnover
Q4 2:47 · CHA 82-82 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 12 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
