⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their ten- Won the glass, 64 rebounds to 37
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 7:06 · HOU 19-13 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 2:05 · HOU 32-26 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 6:51 · HOU 56-36 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Okogie technical foul
Q3 5:37 · HOU 88-64 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 4:52 · HOU 19-21 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
