⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 43 from three- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 43
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight, and outscored them 26-8 off them
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 6:15 · HOU 18-12 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 7:38 · HOU 46-31 CHA
- Ties it
Jalen Green hit a 16-foot pullup jump shot, Alperen Sengun with the assist
Q4 1:01 · HOU 103-103 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · HOU 93-93 CHA
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun lost ball turnover
Q4 0:33 · HOU 103-106 CHA
- Missed FT
Jabari Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 0:04 · HOU 103-108 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 0:34 · HOU 83-85 CHA
- Lead
LaMelo Ball hit a two point shot
Q4 2:10 · HOU 98-100 CHA
- Winner
Grant Williams hit a 26-foot three step back jumper, LaMelo Ball with the assist
Q4 0:40 · HOU 103-106 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tre Mann out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:33 · HOU 93-93 CHA
- Turnover
Grant Williams offensive foul
Q4 1:15 · HOU 101-103 CHA
- Turnover
Grant Williams turnover
Q4 1:15 · HOU 101-103 CHA
📊The numbers
| HOU | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
