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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wizards | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 118 |
 Rockets | 34 | 36 | 31 | 35 | 136 |
WASTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 45-8453.6% | 10-3033.3% | 18-2378.3% | 31 | 28 | 11 |
| HOU | 47-8555.3% | 26-5547.3% | 16-2176.2% | 41 | 30 | 15 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Houston Rockets136| 35 | 20 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +16 | +4.8 | ||||||||
| 34 | 11 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +4.4 | |||||||
| 34 | 35 | 10-18 | 6-11 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +14.2 | ||||||
| 31 | 16 | 6-12 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 21 | 7-11 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 0 | +10 | +9.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 12 | 4-7 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −2.9 | |||||
| 25 | 9 | 2-8 | 2-8 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −6.5 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0.0 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.7 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +1.0 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.5 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +3.0 | ||||
| Team | 136 | 47-8555.3% | 26-5547.3% | 41 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 16-2176.2% | 8 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 33 points on 11 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Nene (coach’s decision).
Washington Wizards118| 39 | 18 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 0 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | −19 | +0.4 | |||||
| 39 | 28 | 10-17 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 0 | −14 | +9.6 | |||||||
| 36 | 15 | 7-15 | 1-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.3 | |||||
| 26 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.3 | |||||
| 24 | 12 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −10 | +4.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6.0 | |||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.2 | |||
| 15 | 15 | 7-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +4.4 | |||||
| 8 | 8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +0.9 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −3.4 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.4 | |||
| Team | 118 | 45-8453.6% | 10-3033.3% | 31 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 18-2378.3% | 4 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 33 points on 13 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Ian Mahinmi (coach’s decision).
Rockets136Wizards118ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
James Harden scored 35 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the Houston Rockets beat the Washington Wizards 136-118 for their fifth straight win.
The Rockets took control with a 27-10 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 26.
Chris Paul had 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 8 assists, and Clint Capela added 20 points and 12 rebounds on 9 for 13 shooting. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal had 28 points and 7 assists. Trevor Ariza had 15 points and 3 steals but went 1 for 8 from 3.
The Rockets shot 55.3% from the field and 47.3% from 3 to the Wizards’ 53.6% and 33.3%. The Rockets made 26 3-pointers, 6 of them by Harden and 5 by Paul. The Wizards outscored the Rockets 66-42 in the paint.
Houston RocketsWashington WizardsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
120 points from the field on 85 shots: 26.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-23 | 82.6% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-6 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 0-1 | 0.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 8-15 | 53.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 18-40 | 45.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza | 34 | 2 | 1-3 | −13 |
| Bradley Beal | 8 | 4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | 8 | 9 | 3-5 | +6 |
| Thomas Bryant | 6 | 7 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 3-6 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wall | 25 | 3 | 1-1 | −3 |
| Bradley Beal | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Tomas Satoransky | 8 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Sam Dekker | 7 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 7 | 2-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markieff Morris | 22 | 4 | 2-3 | −2 |
| Thomas Bryant | 19 | 6 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Jeff Green | 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Trevor Ariza | 9 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 10 | 5-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Paul 24' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
Q3 9:59
10.6%
78→89
Ariza 3' Running Dunk (11 PTS)
Q2 2:07
9.0%
77→68
Tucker 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Capela 1 AST)
Q2 1:53
9.0%
68→77
Beal 26' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Wall 5 AST)
Q2 1:38
9.0%
77→68
Harden 2' Driving Dunk (17 PTS)
Q2 1:25
9.0%
68→77
