⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
+8Q131-24
0Q226-26
-5Q324-29
-2Q423-25
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 44
Key battles
7Threes made14
29%Three-point accuracy41%
31Assists25
44Rebounds54
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 31 | Assists | 25 |
