⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ DET better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Pistons did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 27- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 60
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
- Steal
Kevin Porter Jr. stole it from Jaden Ivey
Q4 2:09 · HOU 112-108 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:32 · HOU 112-108 DET
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · HOU 113-108 DET
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:23 · HOU 119-112 DET
Pistons
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q2 5:19 · HOU 49-56 DET
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Duren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:06 · HOU 110-108 DET
- Turnover
Jaden Ivey bad pass
Q4 2:09 · HOU 112-108 DET
- Missed FT
Jalen Duren misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · HOU 119-113 DET
📊The numbers
| HOU | DET | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
