⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
+9Q132-23
+5Q223-20
+13Q326-15
-14Q425-36
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 18-9 off them
Key battles
11Steals2
5Turnovers16
21Assists10
18Points off turnovers9
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
