⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+4Q130-26
+1Q222-20
-1Q332-33
+5Q431-25
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen
- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 21-7 off them
Key battles
7Points off turnovers21
13Threes made6
6Steals13
21Turnovers12
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
