⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the third quarter- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 25
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 took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 3:30 · NY 63-62 HOU
- Lead
Jerome Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:51 · NY 89-88 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 3:18 · NY 91-88 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Sweetney missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:21 · NY 85-88 HOU
- Missed FT
Mike Sweetney missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:21 · NY 85-88 HOU
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 0:10 · NY 91-90 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 2:25 · NY 22-27 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 10:08 · NY 46-56 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 1:39 · NY 63-72 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scott Padgett Turnover
Q4 2:43 · NY 83-88 HOU
- Turnover
Bob Sura Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 2:02 · NY 87-88 HOU
- Turnover
Yao Ming Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 0:34 · NY 91-90 HOU
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
