⏱️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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- They went cold, one of fifteen from three
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 19-8 off them
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 60
- Gave up second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to their seven
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:56 · HOU 9-0 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 3:03 · HOU 30-17 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chase Budinger bad pass
Q4 3:09 · HOU 88-83 MEM
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · HOU 97-89 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q2 10:02 · HOU 36-29 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marc Gasol misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:57 · HOU 91-85 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 7% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 23 |
| 18 | Assists | 10 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
