⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
-1Q136-39
+2Q221-21
-11Q325-41
-4Q432-36
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their twenty
Key battles
15Free throws made30
43%Shooting from the field52%
38%Three-point accuracy33%
15Threes made13
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
