⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 23 fast break points to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 5:07 · WSH 18-14 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:16 · WSH 58-58 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:52 · WSH 60-68 HOU
- Technical
Andray Blatche technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:00 · WSH 62-73 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q3 5:31 · WSH 64-83 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle Lowry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:16 · WSH 46-56 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 37 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
