⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 7
- A 14-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 26 in the fourth quarter
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 8:34 · MEM 14-9 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 5:11 · MEM 41-50 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:40 · MEM 58-61 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 4:07 · MEM 22-32 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 8:12 · MEM 31-47 HOU
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 26
Q4 5:11 · MEM 92-118 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Nene technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:59 · MEM 67-81 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
