⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their seven- Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 35 from three
- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31
- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:46 · MEM 47-51 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
David Joerger technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 2:18 · MEM 37-46 HOU
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses technical free throw
Q4 8:45 · MEM 79-80 HOU
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses technical free throw
Q4 8:17 · MEM 80-80 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 6:09 · MEM 38-49 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 7:13 · MEM 85-97 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q2 2:18 · MEM 37-46 HOU
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:18 · MEM 56-53 HOU
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:45 · MEM 79-80 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 18 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 51% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
