⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made six threes to their no- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 33
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:27 · HOU 10-2 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 0:08 · HOU 38-21 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q3 5:33 · HOU 75-47 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 19
Q4 2:35 · HOU 105-86 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 0 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
