⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 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 seventeen threes to their three- They went cold, three of 25 from three
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 66
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:20 · MEM 50-44 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Marko Guduric technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:11 · MEM 70-72 HOU
- Technical
Jonas Valanciunas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:06 · MEM 80-87 HOU
- Technical
Jae Crowder technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:02 · MEM 92-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 5:44 · MEM 16-22 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 4:01 · MEM 52-57 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 3:59 · MEM 70-81 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses technical free throw
Q4 9:06 · MEM 80-87 HOU
- Flagrant
James Harden flagrant foul type 1
Q4 2:02 · MEM 92-101 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses technical free throw
Q4 0:57 · MEM 96-106 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 17 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
