⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 32- A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 11:03 · CHA 60-55 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kon Knueppel lost ball turnover
Q4 3:03 · CHA 91-95 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q2 5:45 · CHA 45-49 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 3:30 · CHA 77-80 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q4 9:16 · CHA 84-95 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 15 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
