⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 35
- A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16 in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 32-19 off them
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:01 · HOU 46-41 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 6:06 · HOU 84-76 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 16
Q4 9:03 · HOU 109-93 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:36 · HOU 117-103 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. DurantF | 30 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 9-10 | +9 |
J. Smith Jr.F Double-double | 39 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 2-3 | +12 |
A. SengunC | 37 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 11-15 | 1-1 | 6-8 | +29 |
F. VanVleetG | 29 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-1 | +15 |
A. ThompsonG | 28 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -3 |
T. EasonF | 33 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 4-5 | +11 |
R. SheppardG | 24 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 1-1 | +2 |
B. BogdanovicG | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
C. CapelaC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -5 |
J. TateF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
I. CrawfordF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
B. ThorntonG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Team | 120 | 52 | 31 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 43-81 | 8-27 | 26-32 |
Did not playS. Pedulla (coach's decision)
Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. OkongwuF | 29 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
J. JohnsonF | 36 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5-14 | 1-5 | 10-12 | -9 |
C. McCollumG | 30 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 8-16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | -5 |
N. Alexander-WalkerG | 29 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-7 | 0-2 | -12 |
D. DanielsG | 28 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
A. WigginsG | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -12 |
L. DortG | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-5 | 3-3 | -17 |
J. LandaleC | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-3 | -17 |
K. FlemingsG | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | -5 |
C. KispertF | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +7 |
D. Finney-SmithF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +7 |
A. NewellF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +7 |
Z. EjioforF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Team | 110 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 42-98 | 11-39 | 15-21 |
