⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 5:28 · WSH 20-13 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 2:09 · WSH 57-67 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:01 · WSH 82-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Thornton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:20 · WSH 47-61 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:24 · WSH 22-23 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q3 5:20 · WSH 47-61 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
