⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their seven- A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 1 down to 15 up
Q2 9:48 · HOU 46-31 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 2:06 · HOU 90-73 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 3:39 · HOU 118-100 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 2:56 · HOU 23-27 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 0:02 · HOU 90-81 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:56 · HOU 102-97 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeff Teague lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · HOU 105-97 ATL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
