⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
- Made five threes to their eleven
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 11:24 · HOU 40-28 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:55 · HOU 55-40 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 20
Q4 4:28 · HOU 105-85 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 1:45 · HOU 57-52 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:35 · HOU 84-78 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
