⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 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 thirteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 23 from three
- Beaten inside, 38 points in the paint to 62
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 10
Q3 9:31 · MEM 51-61 HOU
- Steal
Marc Gasol stole it from James Harden
Q4 2:20 · MEM 91-98 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 3:45 · MEM 97-103 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marc Gasol bad pass
Q4 2:17 · MEM 91-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 0:49 · MEM 29-41 HOU
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Marc Gasol
Q4 2:17 · MEM 91-98 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:18 · MEM 89-97 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · MEM 91-97 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 2:20 · MEM 91-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 13 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
