⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 31-14 off them
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 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:01 · HOU 102-104 ATL
- Winner
Jalen Green hit a 7-foot driving floating jump shot, Kevin Porter Jr. with the assist
Q4 2:04 · HOU 118-117 ATL
- Steal
Garrison Mathews stole it from Onyeka Okongwu
Q4 1:46 · HOU 118-117 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jabari Smith Jr. and Dejounte Murray
Q3 6:35 · HOU 74-90 ATL
- Missed FT
Daishen Nix misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · HOU 124-119 ATL
- Missed FT
Daishen Nix misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · HOU 128-122 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:14 · HOU 46-51 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 11:47 · HOU 69-81 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Onyeka Okongwu lost ball turnover
Q4 1:46 · HOU 118-117 ATL
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:40 · HOU 120-118 ATL
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:11 · HOU 122-119 ATL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
