⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:18 · HOU 9-2 DET
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 7:52 · HOU 59-46 DET
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 8:33 · HOU 80-66 DET
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pistons
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
