⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eight of eighteen from three- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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 took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 0:58 · HOU 29-24 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:58 · HOU 84-84 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 0:43 · HOU 103-104 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Brewer possession lost ball turnoverPaul Pierce
Q4 4:09 · HOU 84-89 WSH
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza bad pass
Q4 2:45 · HOU 87-93 WSH
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:07 · HOU 91-98 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 1:23 · HOU 45-48 WSH
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q3 6:56 · HOU 53-71 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:38 · HOU 87-93 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall lost ball turnover
Q4 2:05 · HOU 89-93 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:50 · HOU 91-98 WSH
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
