⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 5:20 · HOU 19-12 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 9:00 · HOU 69-72 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luis Scola lost ball
Q4 4:43 · HOU 99-98 ATL
- Turnover
Luis Scola turnover
Q4 4:03 · HOU 99-100 ATL
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · HOU 109-107 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
Q4 2:57 · HOU 103-102 ATL
- Turnover
Kirk Hinrich turnover
Q4 2:57 · HOU 103-102 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson palming turnover
Q4 2:20 · HOU 103-102 ATL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
