⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their two- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37
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 stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q2 1:51 · HOU 54-39 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 4:20 · HOU 91-74 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:20 · HOU 63-47 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 4:20 · HOU 63-53 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyrus Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:56 · HOU 68-59 CHA
- Technical
Shaun Livingston technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:56 · HOU 68-59 CHA
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
