⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 47 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 35
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
- Kept giving it away, 26 turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 24-10 off them
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 6:52 · HOU 83-65 WSH
- Winner
James Harden hit a driving layup, Chandler Parsons with the assist
Q4 0:00 · HOU 113-112 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard bad pass
Q4 2:26 · HOU 108-107 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:55 · HOU 108-110 WSH
- Turnover
Terrence Jones traveling
Q4 1:32 · HOU 108-110 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 14 down to 1 up
Q2 11:02 · HOU 42-43 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:55 · HOU 93-90 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 4:09 · HOU 108-109 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nene turnover
Q4 1:42 · HOU 108-110 WSH
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
