⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
+9Q126-17
+1Q222-24
-5Q321-22
-7Q416-22
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 39- Went cold from three, two of sixteen
Key battles
29%Three-point accuracy13%
11Offensive rebounds24
48Rebounds72
13Steals9
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 24 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
