⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 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
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 31- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
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 4 down to 4 up
Q2 11:30 · HOU 35-31 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 0:03 · HOU 53-44 CHA
- Winner
Terrence Jones hit a layup, James Harden with the assist
Q4 1:24 · HOU 90-89 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:06 · HOU 20-21 CHA
- Missed FT
Marcus Thornton misses technical free throw
Q3 0:32 · HOU 67-60 CHA
- Missed FT
Patrick Beverley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · HOU 96-93 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:37 · HOU 79-79 CHA
- Ties it
Marvin Williams hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jeremy Lin with the assist
Q4 2:30 · HOU 88-88 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · HOU 88-89 CHA
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 1:05 · HOU 91-89 CHA
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:17 · HOU 97-93 CHA
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
