⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made 21 threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, 21 of 37 from three
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 58
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 6:52 · HOU 25-18 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 1:39 · HOU 39-25 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 8:10 · HOU 53-35 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dillon Brooks bad pass
Q4 3:16 · HOU 115-107 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:41 · HOU 58-56 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - LaMelo Ball and Dillon Brooks
Q3 6:12 · HOU 80-70 CHA
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:35 · HOU 120-113 CHA
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 21 | Threes made | 11 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 35 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
