⏱️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 but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 7
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:47 · CHA 20-12 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:48 · CHA 42-42 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 9:03 · CHA 63-66 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q2 5:48 · CHA 42-42 HOU
- Technical
Montrezl Harrell technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:20 · CHA 75-84 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
