⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 26 from three
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
- Beaten inside, 52 points in the paint to 70
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 7:01 · CHA 22-10 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 8:40 · CHA 107-89 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q4 7:18 · CHA 117-93 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 15 | Threes made | 5 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 70 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
