⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up in the second quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 3 down to 12 up
Q1 4:42 · HOU 27-15 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:47 · HOU 65-59 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 7:19 · HOU 75-66 MEM
Bad plays
- Flagrant
D.J. Augustin flagrant foul type 1
Q2 5:57 · HOU 42-40 MEM
- Missed FT
Danuel House Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:37 · HOU 107-114 MEM
- Turnover
Danuel House Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:34 · HOU 110-118 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:01 · HOU 27-23 MEM
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 6:48 · HOU 42-47 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 1:28 · HOU 89-90 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:06 · HOU 14-15 MEM
- Missed FT
Kyle Anderson misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q2 5:57 · HOU 42-40 MEM
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:42 · HOU 106-110 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
