⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-1Q118-18
+11Q224-12
-9Q318-25
-6Q415-21
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
Key battles
6Blocks0
4Threes made12
11Offensive rebounds4
24%Three-point accuracy40%
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 12 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 9 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
