⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 1:23 · HOU 52-40 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.
Q4 3:28 · HOU 85-81 NY
- Turnover
Yao Ming Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.
Q4 1:02 · HOU 90-86 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 11:26 · HOU 72-72 NY
- Winner
Jamal Crawford made 26 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Penny Hardaway.
Q4 0:00 · HOU 92-93 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Penny Hardaway Bad Pass. Stolen by Jimmy Jackson.
Q4 4:31 · HOU 83-80 NY
- Turnover
Nazr Mohammed Lost Ball. Stolen by Tyronn Lue.
Q4 3:39 · HOU 85-81 NY
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:15 · HOU 90-85 NY
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
