⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the third quarter- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 58
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 2:01 · HOU 61-54 MEM
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q3 0:54 · HOU 86-76 MEM
- Steal
Kevin Martin stole it from Rudy Gay
Q4 2:00 · HOU 91-84 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses technical free throw
Q1 9:57 · HOU 3-2 MEM
- Turnover
Rudy Gay bad pass
Q4 2:00 · HOU 91-84 MEM
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · HOU 91-85 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
