⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- They went cold, five of 28 from three
- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 23-15 off them
- Beaten inside, 40 points in the paint to 70
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 5:41 · HOU 55-36 WSH
- Steal
Alperen Sengun stole it from Bradley Beal
Q4 0:28 · HOU 99-105 WSH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Garrison Mathews flagrant foul type 1
Q4 11:15 · HOU 81-74 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 0:39 · HOU 58-49 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:34 · HOU 81-79 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 7:42 · HOU 85-94 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:27 · HOU 95-102 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 0:28 · HOU 99-105 WSH
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · HOU 103-107 WSH
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
