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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 35 | 41 | 35 | 48 | 159 |
 Wizards | 34 | 43 | 40 | 41 | 158 |
HOUTeam statsWAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 55-10353.4% | 23-5442.6% | 26-3378.8% | 44 | 34 | 13 |
| WAS | 57-9162.6% | 20-3655.6% | 24-2982.8% | 40 | 31 | 19 |
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Houston Rockets159| 38 | 59, NBA season high (the league's best before, 50) | 18-32 | 6-14 | 17-18 | 0 | +6 | +18.8 | |||||||
| 35 | 17 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 2-4 | +2 | +4.7 | ||||||||
| 33 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 30 | 21 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 3-7 | −1 | +9.5 | ||||||||
| 29 | 16 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 2-2 | −2 | +6.7 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 15 | 5-13 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 20 | 11 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +2.1 | ||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −1.0 | |||||||
| 8 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +1.1 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +0.2 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.6 | ||
| Team | 159 | 55-10353.4% | 23-5442.6% | 44 | 34 | 13 | 24 | 26-3378.8% | 19 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 37 points on 13 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Gary Clark and Chris Clemons (coach’s decision).
Washington Wizards158| 41 | 46 | 14-20 | 7-12, Ties the NBA season high | 11-12 | 0 | +8 | +21.0 | |||||||
| 36 | 23 | 9-15 | 3-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +2.8 | |||||
| 34 | 13 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | −6 | +5.3 | ||||||||
| 25 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.6 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 21 | 7-10 | 6-9, Ties his career high | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +7.1 | ||||
| 24 | 17 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 0 | +7 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 17 | 14 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +3.4 | |||||
| 14 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0 | +5 | +1.6 | |||||||
| Team | 158 | 57-9162.6% | 20-3655.6% | 40 | 31 | 19 | 27 | 24-2982.8% | 11 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 64 points on 23 for 36 shooting
Did not play: Jordan McRae (injury/illness); Justin Robinson (coach’s decision).
Rockets159Wizards158ClickTap 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 went 1 for 2 at the line with 2.4 seconds left, and the Houston Rockets beat the Washington Wizards 159-158 in the Wizards’ home opener at Capital One Arena.
The Wizards led 152-144 with 2:29 left before the Rockets went on a 15-6 run.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Wizards 12-10. Russell Westbrook (No. 4 in clutch wins added, 2019-20) scored 5 of the Rockets’ 12 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Harden had 59 points and 9 assists. Clint Capela added 21 points (16 in the paint) and 12 rebounds on 9 for 13 shooting, and Westbrook had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, his second triple-double of the season.
For the Wizards, Bradley Beal had 46 points, 8 assists and 3 steals on 14 for 20 shooting, and Rui Hachimura added 23 points on 9 for 15 shooting. Davis Bertans scored 21 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) on 7 for 10 shooting off the bench. Beal scored 17 of his 46 points in the fourth quarter. The Wizards had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Rockets made 23 3-pointers, 6 of them by Harden and 5 by Eric Gordon. The Wizards made 20 3-pointers, 7 of them by Beal and 6 by Bertans. They outscored the Rockets 64-37 off the bench. The Wizards’ starters were outscored 44-32 in 14 minutes together.
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. The Rockets’ chance bottomed out at 3% (4th quarter, 7:54 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
133 points from the field on 103 shots: 15.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 30-43 | 69.8% | 64% |
| In the paint | 0-3 | 0.0% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-3 | 66.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-11 | 45.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 18-43 | 41.9% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Bonga | 25 | 14 | 4-9 | +2 |
| Bradley Beal | 23 | 15 | 5-8 | +5 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 11 | 10 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Thomas Bryant | 7 | 6 | 3-6 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 21 | 7-15 | +13 |
The tracking credits him with 66 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 39 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Bryant | 43 | 6 | 3-5 | −5 |
| Bradley Beal | 9 | 8 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Rui Hachimura | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Moritz Wagner | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal | 20 | 2 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Ish Smith | 15 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 9 | 4-8 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 24 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.
WAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
WAS
Highest Leverage Moments
Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (59 PTS)
Q4 0:02
38.3%
53→14
Gordon 29' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Harden 9 AST)
Q4 0:59
35.4%
73→37
Beal Free Throw 3 of 3 (46 PTS)
Q4 0:08
32.2%
21→53
Beal 1' Driving Reverse Layup (42 PTS)
Q4 0:48
26.1%
37→64
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Q4 0:32
23.2%
53→30
