⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their no- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 36
- Lost the glass, 19 rebounds to 30
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 took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:17 · HOU 11-2 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 4:26 · HOU 41-22 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 0:35 · HOU 51-28 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shane Battier misses technical free throw
Q1 7:50 · HOU 9-2 BKN
- Technical
Luis Scola double technical foul
Q2 11:14 · HOU 22-15 BKN
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses technical free throw
Q3 7:37 · HOU 55-36 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 30% |
| 10 | Threes made | 0 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 75 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 8 |
