⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, eleven of 40 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their fifteen
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 16-7 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 4
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q1 9:02 · MEM 18-5 HOU
- Ties it
Jaren Jackson Jr. hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:51 · MEM 94-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Desmond Bane misses technical free throw
Q2 4:08 · MEM 42-33 HOU
- Turnover
Santi Aldama bad pass
Q4 4:42 · MEM 87-88 HOU
- Turnover
Vince Williams Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:37 · MEM 94-99 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 3:15 · MEM 70-72 HOU
- Winner
Fred VanVleet hit a 21-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:34 · MEM 94-96 HOU
- Steal
Dillon Brooks stole it from Vince Williams Jr.
Q4 0:37 · MEM 94-99 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Dillon Brooks flopping technical foul
Q2 4:08 · MEM 42-33 HOU
- Flagrant
Jabari Smith Jr. flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:00 · MEM 54-45 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 10 |
