⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 6:52 · CHA 13-10 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 9:48 · CHA 73-72 HOU
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Aaron Brooks
Q4 1:12 · CHA 82-85 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- Winner
Ron Artest hit a 17-foot jumper
Q4 0:22 · CHA 86-87 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Aaron Brooks lost ball
Q4 1:12 · CHA 82-85 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming offensive foul (Gerald Wallace draws the foul)
Q4 0:56 · CHA 84-85 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming turnover
Q4 0:56 · CHA 84-85 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
