⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 24- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 13
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 4:54 · CHA 53-43 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 2:05 · CHA 81-72 HOU
- Go-ahead
Kemba Walker hit a 12-foot jumper
Q4 2:11 · CHA 94-93 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ramon Sessions lost ball turnover
Q4 4:37 · CHA 85-88 HOU
- Turnover
Gerald Henderson offensive foul (Carlos Delfino draws the foul)
Q4 1:39 · CHA 94-96 HOU
- Turnover
Gerald Henderson turnover
Q4 1:39 · CHA 94-96 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 3:58 · CHA 73-72 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q3 0:35 · CHA 83-84 HOU
- Winner
Carlos Delfino hit a three jumper, James Harden with the assist
Q4 1:54 · CHA 94-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 6:07 · CHA 15-8 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q3 12:00 · CHA 56-45 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 5:00 · CHA 85-88 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 27 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
