⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 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
▼ DET better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their thirteen- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 6:16 · HOU 22-15 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 8:41 · HOU 9-13 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 2:51 · HOU 54-43 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
