⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their fourteen- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the second quarter
- Made nine threes to their nineteen
- They shot well above their usual, nineteen of 35 from three
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 39-18 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:11 · WSH 67-74 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 0:48 · WSH 118-123 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Sharife Cooper and Tari Eason
Q3 2:52 · WSH 73-90 HOU
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul
Q3 2:52 · WSH 73-90 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 7:32 · WSH 37-47 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q2 0:22 · WSH 51-69 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q3 5:55 · WSH 69-86 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Tari Eason and Jamir Watkins
Q3 2:52 · WSH 73-90 HOU
- Technical
Tari Eason technical foul
Q3 2:52 · WSH 73-90 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · WSH 115-123 HOU
📊The numbers
| WSH | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 19 | Threes made | 9 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 39 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
