⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Rockets 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:10 · WSH 9-2 HOU
- Steal
John Wall stole it from Kevin Martin
Q4 1:05 · WSH 92-85 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 4:52 · WSH 94-85 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall turnover
Q4 4:39 · WSH 86-85 HOU
- Missed FT
John Wall misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · WSH 95-87 HOU
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · WSH 96-89 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ishmael Smith lost ball
Q4 4:39 · WSH 86-85 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Martin bad pass
Q4 1:24 · WSH 92-85 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Martin lost ball
Q4 1:05 · WSH 92-85 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
