⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 7:05 · HOU 32-28 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 10:57 · HOU 49-35 DET
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 8:06 · HOU 73-63 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Bonzi Wells double technical foul
Q4 8:48 · HOU 61-61 DET
- Turnover
Yao Ming bad pass
Q4 1:28 · HOU 79-74 DET
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · HOU 79-77 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 4:33 · HOU 55-51 DET
- Steal
Chauncey Billups stole it from Yao Ming
Q4 1:28 · HOU 79-74 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Maxiell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:20 · HOU 73-66 DET
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
