⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third 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 Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
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 2 down to 8 up
Q1 11:07 · HOU 10-2 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 8:19 · HOU 92-88 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 5:13 · HOU 101-93 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
James Harden technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:39 · HOU 72-59 CHA
- Turnover
Patrick Patterson 3 second turnover
Q4 1:23 · HOU 102-95 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 6:47 · HOU 21-17 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 1:58 · HOU 79-80 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:43 · HOU 99-93 CHA
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
