⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 30- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 31-11 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up 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.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Steal
Ja Morant stole it from Jalen Green
Q4 2:10 · MEM 114-115 HOU
- Steal
Brandon Clarke stole it from Jalen Green
Q4 1:38 · MEM 114-115 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Desmond Bane bad pass
Q4 4:38 · MEM 107-113 HOU
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 2:49 · MEM 112-115 HOU
- Missed FT
Desmond Bane misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · MEM 115-117 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 6:59 · MEM 19-31 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 7:35 · MEM 44-61 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 3:17 · MEM 85-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun traveling
Q4 2:35 · MEM 114-115 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 2:10 · MEM 114-115 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 1:38 · MEM 114-115 HOU
📊The numbers
| MEM | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
