⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their two- They went cold, two of thirteen from three
- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:15 · HOU 29-23 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 0:02 · HOU 40-28 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 5:18 · HOU 58-40 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:37 · HOU 0-8 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 3:44 · HOU 105-95 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q2 9:10 · HOU 40-30 MEM
- Technical
Marc Gasol technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 3:20 · HOU 55-40 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 10 | Threes made | 2 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 30 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
