⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their 22- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 17-5 off them
- Made three threes to their nine
- They shot well above their usual, nine of nineteen from three
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 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:43 · NY 63-66 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Rose bad pass
Q4 3:26 · NY 79-82 HOU
- Turnover
Eddy Curry 3 second
Q4 1:54 · NY 79-82 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 7:03 · NY 52-64 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rafer Alston bad pass
Q4 2:10 · NY 79-82 HOU
- Missed FT
David Wesley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · NY 89-91 HOU
- Missed FT
David Wesley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · NY 89-92 HOU
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
