⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 31- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q3 1:47 · WSH 83-94 HOU
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q4 10:26 · WSH 102-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nene misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · WSH 102-107 HOU
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · WSH 106-114 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 4:43 · WSH 20-26 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 7:41 · WSH 38-48 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q2 3:00 · WSH 42-63 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:55 · WSH 102-100 HOU
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · WSH 102-100 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden traveling
Q4 1:23 · WSH 102-105 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
