⏱️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
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 5:20 · HOU 22-16 DET
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Blake Griffin
Q4 0:55 · HOU 120-116 DET
Bad plays
- Technical
PJ Tucker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:32 · HOU 81-73 DET
- Technical
PJ Tucker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:32 · HOU 81-74 DET
- Turnover
James Harden traveling
Q4 2:21 · HOU 118-110 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:31 · HOU 65-65 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 4:56 · HOU 115-108 DET
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 1:26 · HOU 126-124 DET
Bad plays
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 0:55 · HOU 120-116 DET
- Turnover
Blake Griffin offensive foul
Q4 0:21 · HOU 120-116 DET
- Turnover
Blake Griffin turnover
Q4 0:21 · HOU 120-116 DET
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
