⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nine- Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 2
- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 15 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:19 · HOU 10-0 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q2 3:57 · HOU 67-44 CHA
- Winner
Ryan Anderson hit a 23-foot three jumper, James Harden with the assist
Q4 2:14 · HOU 113-111 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 1:14 · HOU 115-111 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q2 0:28 · HOU 69-52 CHA
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 15 down to 1 up
Q4 6:01 · HOU 110-111 CHA
- Go-ahead
Frank Kaminsky III hit a 27-foot three jumper, Kemba Walker with the assist
Q4 2:27 · HOU 110-111 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:05 · HOU 110-108 CHA
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 19 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Assists | 30 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
