⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:04 · HOU 9-2 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 4:54 · HOU 18-16 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 10:55 · HOU 45-26 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul
Q4 11:31 · HOU 94-76 ATL
- Turnover
Jalen Green bad pass
Q4 0:37 · HOU 117-111 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q1 8:41 · HOU 9-16 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q4 11:13 · HOU 96-87 ATL
- Steal
Dyson Daniels stole it from Jalen Green
Q4 0:37 · HOU 117-111 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 32 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
