⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third 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 Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q3 3:32 · HOU 110-93 CHA
- Lead
Garrison Mathews hit a 22-foot three jumper, Eric Gordon with the assist
Q4 1:19 · HOU 134-131 CHA
- Winner
Eric Gordon hit a layup, Jae'Sean Tate with the assist
OT 3:33 · HOU 139-137 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 2:49 · HOU 127-126 CHA
- Turnover
Jae'Sean Tate bad pass
Q4 0:00 · HOU 135-135 CHA
- Turnover
Christian Wood offensive foul
OT 2:07 · HOU 141-137 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:56 · HOU 120-112 CHA
- Ties it
P.J. Washington hit a dunk
Q4 0:04 · HOU 135-135 CHA
- Lead
Terry Rozier hit a 16-foot pullup jump shot, P.J. Washington with the assist
OT 4:27 · HOU 135-137 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:58 · HOU 129-128 CHA
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 23 | Threes made | 20 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 36 | Assists | 31 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
