⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 31 rebounds to 12- Went cold from three, five of 29
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q4 11:47 · HOU 72-62 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 5:35 · HOU 85-71 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston offensive foul (Jason Richardson draws the foul)
Q4 1:15 · HOU 86-78 CHA
- Turnover
Rafer Alston turnover
Q4 1:15 · HOU 86-78 CHA
- Missed FT
Mike Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:06 · HOU 87-80 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 6 down to 11 up
Q1 2:54 · HOU 18-29 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Nazr Mohammed technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 6:20 · HOU 17-10 CHA
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 80 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
