⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 3:17 · HOU 71-66 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ryan Anderson bad pass
Q4 3:45 · HOU 87-82 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:15 · HOU 6-15 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 5:28 · HOU 10-23 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 8:34 · HOU 82-82 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:58 · HOU 82-82 WSH
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
