⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 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 six- They went cold, six of 25 from three
- Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 30
- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 50
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 4 down to 8 up
Q1 7:44 · HOU 14-6 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:20 · HOU 22-9 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 8:31 · HOU 98-87 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
J.B. Bickerstaff technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:05 · HOU 66-45 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 18 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
