⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, 60 rebounds to 44- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 34-point deficit to 23
Q3 10:13 · CHA 47-70 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q4 5:16 · CHA 91-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Green technical foul
Q2 2:58 · CHA 27-52 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:27 · CHA 0-8 HOU
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q1 5:28 · CHA 10-26 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Holiday technical foul
Q4 0:23 · CHA 98-114 HOU
- Technical
Aaron Holiday technical foul
Q4 0:23 · CHA 99-114 HOU
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
