⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nets won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 39
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 0:31 · BKN 90-68 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rodney Rogers missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q2 7:28 · BKN 36-27 HOU
- Technical
Brian Scalabrine Double Technical Foul. Steve Francis gains possession.
Q2 5:13 · BKN 42-30 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:36 · BKN 45-43 HOU
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kelvin Cato Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 7:28 · BKN 35-27 HOU
- Technical
Glen Rice Technical Foul
Q3 2:10 · BKN 74-67 HOU
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
