⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️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
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 3:32 · NY 48-43 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Eddy Curry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:17 · NY 67-69 HOU
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:51 · NY 88-95 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:19 · NY 0-10 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses technical free throw
Q3 3:17 · NY 67-69 HOU
- Missed FT
Luis Scola misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:56 · NY 83-90 HOU
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
