⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 28 from three
- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 21
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 60
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
A 13-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 12 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 stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 6:50 · HOU 77-64 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 12
Q4 5:07 · HOU 117-105 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 18 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
