⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA 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 Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 5:58 · CHA 48-45 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 9:51 · CHA 7-10 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:33 · CHA 53-58 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 33
Q4 11:07 · CHA 80-113 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Cam Whitmore and LaMelo Ball
Q3 2:56 · CHA 71-91 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 34 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
