⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The third 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 Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 28
- A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the second quarter
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
Q1 3:35 · HOU 22-15 DET
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 25
Q3 4:56 · HOU 82-57 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Delfino misses technical free throw
Q4 9:42 · HOU 78-57 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 7:24 · HOU 12-15 DET
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:00 · HOU 51-47 DET
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 15
Q4 3:51 · HOU 88-73 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonas Jerebko technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:42 · HOU 78-57 DET
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
