⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 37 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:27 · HOU 8-0 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 1:34 · HOU 78-77 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q4 10:58 · HOU 88-79 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun offensive foul
Q4 4:26 · HOU 99-91 MEM
- Turnover
Reed Sheppard steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:40 · HOU 107-99 MEM
- Missed FT
Tari Eason misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · HOU 107-99 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 8:50 · HOU 31-36 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Santi Aldama misses free throw flagrant 3 of 3
Q2 3:22 · HOU 43-44 MEM
- Turnover
Jaylen Wells lost ball turnover
Q4 1:47 · HOU 101-95 MEM
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 29 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
