⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31 in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 23
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 11-point lead to 21
Q2 8:18 · HOU 37-16 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31
Q2 3:53 · HOU 49-18 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luther Head misses technical free throw
Q4 9:00 · HOU 75-51 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses technical free throw
Q1 6:58 · HOU 9-2 WSH
- Technical
DeShawn Stevenson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:13 · HOU 45-18 WSH
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
