⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 43
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · WSH 88-96 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q4 8:30 · WSH 77-91 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:08 · WSH 89-96 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
