⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 24
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 3:57 · HOU 42-36 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q3 9:17 · HOU 61-46 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
