⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to eight
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 took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 6:56 · HOU 21-18 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q4 6:23 · HOU 107-105 MEM
- Winner
Jalen Green hit a driving layup
Q4 0:33 · HOU 116-115 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alperen Sengun misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · HOU 112-110 MEM
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 2:08 · HOU 112-110 MEM
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun bad pass
Q4 1:00 · HOU 114-113 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 4:13 · HOU 21-27 MEM
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 6:20 · HOU 70-82 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 11:38 · HOU 87-100 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant bad pass
Q4 2:32 · HOU 111-110 MEM
- Turnover
Ja Morant out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:27 · HOU 116-115 MEM
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · HOU 118-115 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 29 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 17 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
