⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of 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
▲ HOU better than we expected
+10Q127-18
-3Q220-21
-8Q317-26
-1Q422-21
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 37- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 24-8 off them
Key battles
8Points off turnovers24
13Blocks4
42%Three-point accuracy20%
21Turnovers10
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 13 | Blocks | 4 |
