⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34- Made seven threes to their nineteen
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 5:31 · WSH 40-48 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:42 · WSH 61-66 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 4:28 · WSH 73-72 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza traveling
Q4 1:42 · WSH 101-99 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:33 · WSH 103-101 HOU
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · WSH 104-103 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 4:00 · WSH 18-29 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q2 9:00 · WSH 31-48 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 1:45 · WSH 77-83 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 4:45 · WSH 95-94 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 3:42 · WSH 95-96 HOU
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin bad pass
Q4 2:03 · WSH 101-99 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 19 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
