⏱️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
▲ HOU better than we expected
0Q122-22
-1Q225-24
+5Q322-14
-3Q421-23
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
8Steals4
8Blocks4
17Points off turnovers10
6Offensive rebounds10
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
