⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 5:20 · HOU 65-61 MEM
- Lead
Luis Scola hit a 9-foot jumper, Kevin Martin with the assist
OT 3:16 · HOU 91-89 MEM
- Lead
Luis Scola hit a 4-foot two point shot
OT 2:38 · HOU 93-91 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · HOU 87-87 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:55 · HOU 93-91 MEM
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:08 · HOU 93-93 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 8:56 · HOU 26-40 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 2:53 · HOU 65-69 MEM
- Lead
Rudy Gay hit a layup, Mike Conley with the assist
OT 4:35 · HOU 87-89 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol turnover
Q4 3:26 · HOU 84-85 MEM
- Turnover
Mike Conley bad pass
OT 4:47 · HOU 87-87 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay lost ball
OT 2:19 · HOU 93-91 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
