⏱️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 second 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
▼ DET better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 31 free throws to their 21- A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up in the second 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 9 down to 7 up
Q2 5:39 · HOU 50-43 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 5:18 · HOU 93-79 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:54 · HOU 34-42 DET
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses technical free throw
Q3 6:33 · HOU 64-58 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 11:44 · HOU 29-33 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:05 · HOU 75-72 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:36 · HOU 50-45 DET
- Technical
Richard Hamilton technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 0:36 · HOU 50-45 DET
- Turnover
Tayshaun Prince turnover
Q4 4:56 · HOU 87-79 DET
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
