⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter- Made six threes to their fourteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 9:52 · WSH 14-12 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 8:10 · WSH 24-14 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q2 11:34 · WSH 47-31 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jordan Goodwin bad pass
Q4 4:48 · WSH 103-101 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:17 · WSH 103-103 HOU
- Turnover
Jordan Goodwin bad pass
Q4 0:14 · WSH 109-114 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q2 8:42 · WSH 50-43 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 6:36 · WSH 76-81 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q4 5:03 · WSH 103-111 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jabari Smith Jr. bad pass
Q4 1:35 · WSH 103-111 HOU
- Missed FT
Josh Christopher misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:47 · WSH 107-114 HOU
- Turnover
Josh Christopher bad pass
Q4 0:18 · WSH 109-114 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
