⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 29-6 off them- Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 60
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
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 took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 6:16 · HOU 49-45 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 1:24 · HOU 86-83 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eric Gordon misses technical free throw
Q4 11:45 · HOU 84-83 CHA
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · HOU 116-120 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 11:18 · HOU 61-63 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 3:24 · HOU 78-83 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 9:29 · HOU 89-97 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
P.J. Washington misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · HOU 110-118 CHA
- Missed FT
Dennis Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · HOU 113-118 CHA
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · HOU 116-119 CHA
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 27 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 78 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
