⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of sixteen from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith lost ball
Q4 4:58 · HOU 79-73 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson offensive foul (Kevin Martin draws the foul)
Q4 4:46 · HOU 81-73 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson turnover
Q4 4:46 · HOU 81-73 ATL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
