⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 14
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
Jason Richardson hit a driving layup
Q4 1:07 · CHA 80-78 HOU
- Lead
Raymond Felton hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:38 · CHA 82-81 HOU
- Ties it
Raymond Felton hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · CHA 81-81 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:38 · CHA 78-78 HOU
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace offensive foul (Tracy McGrady draws the foul)
Q4 0:03 · CHA 82-83 HOU
- Turnover
Gerald Wallace turnover
Q4 0:03 · CHA 82-83 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- Ties it
Tracy McGrady hit a 10-foot running jumper
Q4 0:54 · CHA 80-80 HOU
- Lead
Tracy McGrady hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:54 · CHA 80-81 HOU
- Winner
Yao Ming hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:20 · CHA 82-83 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bonzi Wells bad pass
Q4 4:33 · CHA 74-71 HOU
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:03 · CHA 76-72 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 2:30 · CHA 78-74 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
