⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 54
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:41 · WSH 61-62 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 0:44 · WSH 101-104 HOU
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 0:12 · WSH 101-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 9:41 · WSH 28-40 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:56 · WSH 36-49 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 3:01 · WSH 76-79 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · WSH 99-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:47 · WSH 99-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · WSH 101-109 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
