⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 nineteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 45 from three
- A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25 in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 13
Q3 4:39 · MEM 64-77 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q4 2:58 · MEM 99-110 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Bane misses technical free throw
Q1 3:03 · MEM 17-22 HOU
- Technical
Kyle Anderson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:07 · MEM 74-92 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 1:34 · MEM 47-60 HOU
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25
Q3 10:58 · MEM 49-74 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
John Wall technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:03 · MEM 17-22 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 19 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
