⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Rockets 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 7:41 · NY 88-89 HOU
- Winner
Wilson Chandler hit a three jumper, Chris Duhon with the assist
Q4 2:20 · NY 97-96 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · NY 103-98 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 4:03 · NY 48-55 HOU
- Lead
Luis Scola hit a layup, Ron Artest with the assist
Q4 2:38 · NY 94-96 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
