Game Story
Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.
Strongest signals
Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.
- 01highTurnover outcomesOn HOU
HOU scored 21 pts off ATL's 13 turnovers (1.62 PPP allowed).
10 of 13 TOVs (77%) led to a make.
- 02highTurnover outcomesOn ATL
ATL scored 28 pts off HOU's 21 turnovers (1.33 PPP allowed).
12 of 21 TOVs (57%) led to a make.
- 03highScoring chainsOn ATL
Sengun got 16 of his 23 pts via cuts (8 makes, 70% up 39 pp from season avg 31%).
1 from catch-and-shoot (3 pts) · 1 from putbacks (2 pts)
- 04medScoring chainsOn HOU
McCollum got 11 of his 20 pts via pull-up jumpers (4 makes, 55% up 23 pp from season avg 32%).
3 from drives (6 pts) · 1 from other actions (3 pts)
- 05lowScoring chainsOn ATL
Durant got 5 of his 13 pts via catch-and-shoot (2 makes, 38% up 5 pp from season avg 33%).
2 from cuts (4 pts) · 2 from pull-up jumpers (4 pts)
Quarter Flow
Per-quarter scoring and the running total.
Box by Period
FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.
| Stat | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | ATL | 13/25 52% | 11/24 46% | 9/28 32% | 9/21 43% | 42/98 43% |
| HOU | 13/25 52% | 11/21 52% | 9/15 60% | 10/20 50% | 43/81 53% | |
| 3P | ATL | 3/11 27% | 5/12 42% | 0/10 0% | 3/6 50% | 11/39 28% |
| HOU | 1/7 14% | 3/9 33% | 1/1 100% | 3/10 30% | 8/27 30% | |
| FT | ATL | 6/6 100% | 4/5 80% | 1/3 33% | 4/7 57% | 15/21 71% |
| HOU | 5/5 100% | 6/7 86% | 9/12 75% | 6/8 75% | 26/32 81% | |
| REB | ATL | 4 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 35 |
| HOU | 14 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 52 | |
| AST | ATL | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 |
| HOU | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 | |
| TOV | ATL | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| HOU | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | |
| Paint PTS | ATL | 18 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 56 |
| HOU | 22 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 64 |
Game Flow
Margin over time — HOU ahead above the line, ATL below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (20) and ties (9).
Rotations
Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.
Play-by-Play
Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.
Player Box Score
Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.
| Player | MIN | PTS ↓ | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jalen Johnson ATL · Starter | 35:32 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5/14 | 1/5 | -9 |
CJ McCollum ATL · Starter | 29:31 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8/16 | 4/7 | -5 |
Aaron Wiggins ATL | 26:39 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5/12 | 2/6 | -12 |
Nickeil Alexander-Walker ATL · Starter | 28:50 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5/13 | 2/7 | -12 |
Luguentz Dort ATL | 20:39 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4/11 | 0/5 | -17 |
Onyeka Okongwu ATL · Starter | 28:50 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5/10 | 1/4 | 0 |
Jock Landale ATL | 17:48 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/8 | 0/2 | -17 |
Kingston Flemings ATL | 18:29 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3/4 | 0/1 | -5 |
Corey Kispert ATL | 1:22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 1/1 | +7 |
Dyson Daniels ATL · Starter | 28:14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2/8 | 0/1 | -1 |
Keshon Gilbert ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Asa Newell ATL | 1:22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | +7 |
Zuby Ejiofor ATL | 1:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | +7 |
RayJ Dennis ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Jalen Wilson ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Dorian Finney-Smith ATL | 1:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | +7 |
Mouhamed Gueye ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
Henri Veesaar ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Four Factors
Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.
Efficiency
Where the points came from
Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.
| Channel | ATL | HOU | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the paint | 56 | 64 | HOU +8 |
| Fast break | 20 | 29 | HOU +9 |
| Off turnovers | 32 | 19 | ATL +13 |
| 2nd chance | 18 | 12 | ATL +6 |
Player tracking
Movement and shot-creation breakdown.
| Metric | ATL | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Passes | 284 | 328 |
| Touches | 361 | 428 |
| Distance (mi) | 18.1 | 17.3 |
| Pull-up FG | 20/55 (36%) | 17/33 (52%) |
| Catch & Shoot FG | 22/43 (51%) | 26/48 (54%) |
Shot Chart
Both teams · shot-by-shot
How it ended
Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.
- 2:56MISSHOU103–117 · HOU +14MISS Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
- 2:56PTSHOU103–118 · HOU +15Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
- 2:50MISSATL103–118 · HOU +15MISS McCollum 10' Pullup Jump Shot
- 2:28TOVHOU103–118 · HOU +15Sengun Backcourt Turnover (P6.T20)
- 2:22MISSATL103–118 · HOU +15MISS Okongwu 2' Cutting Layup Shot; Eason BLOCK (3 BLK)
- 2:14MISSHOU103–118 · HOU +15MISS Smith Jr. 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
- 1:57TOVHOU103–118 · HOU +15ROCKETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#21)
- 1:50MISSATL103–118 · HOU +15MISS Alexander-Walker 13' Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:44MISSATL103–118 · HOU +15MISS McCollum 15' Pullup Jump Shot
- 1:22PTSHOU103–120 · HOU +17Thompson 3' Alley Oop Layup (15 PTS) (VanVleet 5 AST)
- 1:12PTSATL105–120 · HOU +15Kispert 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Flemings 3 AST)
- 0:54MISSHOU105–120 · HOU +15MISS Sheppard 2' Driving Layup
- 0:50MISSHOU105–120 · HOU +15MISS Crawford 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:42PTSATL107–120 · HOU +13Flemings 3' Running Layup (6 PTS)
- 0:42MISSATL107–120 · HOU +13MISS Flemings Free Throw 1 of 1
- 0:25TOVHOU107–120 · HOU +13Tate Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T22)
- 0:17PTSATL110–120 · HOU +10Kispert 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Flemings 4 AST)