⏱️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
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:19 · HOU 10-0 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · HOU 90-85 DET
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · HOU 91-85 DET
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · HOU 91-85 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 5:18 · HOU 16-10 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:52 · HOU 84-77 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 7:16 · HOU 29-23 DET
- Technical
Chauncey Billups technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:01 · HOU 66-47 DET
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · HOU 88-82 DET
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
