⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 26
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 3-point lead to 14
Q2 8:21 · HOU 45-31 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q3 2:11 · HOU 85-63 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 26-point lead to 34
Q4 6:52 · HOU 106-72 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rafer Alston technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:30 · HOU 33-20 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 4
Q2 10:45 · HOU 33-29 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
