⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 6
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 0:26 · MEM 29-22 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 3:13 · MEM 46-32 HOU
- Steal
Tony Allen stole it from Francisco Garcia
Q4 0:37 · MEM 82-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Conley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:48 · MEM 73-77 HOU
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball turnover
Q4 4:13 · MEM 73-77 HOU
- Missed FT
Tony Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · MEM 79-85 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 10:15 · MEM 65-69 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 5:07 · MEM 74-83 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chandler Parsons bad pass
Q4 4:28 · MEM 73-77 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:54 · MEM 78-85 HOU
- Turnover
Francisco Garcia lost ball turnover
Q4 0:37 · MEM 82-90 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
