⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 20 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
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37- A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q2 4:48 · HOU 74-48 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jabari Smith Jr. technical foul
Q4 5:17 · HOU 123-105 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q3 1:55 · HOU 100-87 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tre Johnson misses technical free throw
Q4 5:17 · HOU 123-105 WSH
📊The numbers
| HOU | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
