⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 29-11 off them- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:43 · NY 55-56 HOU
- Go-ahead
Howard Eisley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 2:47 · NY 91-89 HOU
- Go-ahead
Latrell Sprewell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 1:50 · NY 94-92 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allan Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:39 · NY 84-87 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 9:33 · NY 4-15 HOU
- Ties it
Yao Ming made Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:27 · NY 91-91 HOU
- Ties it
Yao Ming made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Q4 1:42 · NY 94-94 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Lost Ball. Stolen by Howard Eisley.
Q4 2:57 · NY 88-89 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Lost Ball. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 1:57 · NY 91-92 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Lost Ball. Stolen by Kurt Thomas.
Q4 1:04 · NY 96-94 HOU
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
