⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 35-13 off them- Owned the paint, 62 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.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 3:43 · WSH 28-16 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:35 · WSH 31-30 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 10:47 · WSH 59-67 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 31 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
