⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their seventeen- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 35 from three
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
Q4 7:05 · HOU 107-103 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 5:09 · HOU 116-110 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Clint Capela bad pass
Q4 3:46 · HOU 113-110 WSH
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:03 · HOU 116-112 WSH
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · HOU 117-114 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 2:10 · HOU 86-90 WSH
- Ties it
John Wall hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 2:27 · HOU 117-117 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jared Dudley flagrant foul type 1 (Dwight Howard draws the foul)
Q2 6:16 · HOU 42-43 WSH
- Technical
Nene Hilario technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:07 · HOU 99-102 WSH
- Missed FT
Jared Dudley misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 4:24 · HOU 113-108 WSH
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 11 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
