⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up in the first quarter- Lost the glass, 13 rebounds to 25
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run from level to 14 points up
Q1 11:37 · HOU 14-0 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q1 7:52 · HOU 23-2 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 7:13 · HOU 78-50 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Dikembe Mutombo double technical foul
Q2 11:07 · HOU 37-20 MEM
- Technical
Shane Battier technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:03 · HOU 95-75 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 13 | Blocks | 7 |
