⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 44- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 23-11 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 1:29 · HOU 26-15 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Yao Ming bad pass
Q4 4:09 · HOU 72-71 WSH
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady bad pass
Q4 1:36 · HOU 78-74 WSH
- Missed FT
Luther Head misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · HOU 84-82 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:51 · HOU 60-53 WSH
- Steal
Gilbert Arenas stole it from Tracy McGrady
Q4 1:36 · HOU 78-74 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:02 · HOU 80-77 WSH
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
