⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 23 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 39 from three
- A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q2 4:29 · HOU 46-57 WSH
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q3 0:41 · HOU 92-83 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 6:26 · HOU 100-87 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 7:45 · HOU 12-22 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q1 0:48 · HOU 26-45 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ish Smith flagrant foul type 1
Q4 11:12 · HOU 80-83 WSH
- Technical
Kristaps Porzingis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:47 · HOU 86-83 WSH
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 20 | Threes made | 6 |
| 51% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 30 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
