⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 48
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 6:48 · CHA 57-56 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jeremy Lamb lost ball turnover
Q4 4:28 · CHA 103-110 HOU
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum lost ball turnover
Q4 1:52 · CHA 111-114 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q2 10:07 · CHA 41-56 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 9:20 · CHA 98-106 HOU
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Nicolas Batum
Q4 1:52 · CHA 111-114 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
