⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth 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
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 42 rebounds 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 stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 7:11 · HOU 18-6 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 4:16 · HOU 53-40 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q4 3:27 · HOU 112-84 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Horford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 5:22 · HOU 14-6 ATL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
