⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 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 seventeen threes to their ten- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 1:46 · WSH 34-23 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q3 10:15 · WSH 61-58 HOU
- Steal
Otto Porter Jr. stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 0:41 · WSH 106-111 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Marcin Gortat misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:42 · WSH 102-108 HOU
- Missed FT
Marcin Gortat misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:42 · WSH 102-108 HOU
- Turnover
Marcin Gortat bad pass
Q4 0:26 · WSH 106-112 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q2 6:37 · WSH 41-49 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:02 · WSH 85-89 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 6:28 · WSH 95-104 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · WSH 104-111 HOU
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:41 · WSH 106-111 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 10 | Threes made | 17 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 28 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
