⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 39
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- Steal
Brook Lopez stole it from Carl Landry
Q4 1:47 · BKN 88-91 HOU
- Ties it
Keyon Dooling hit a 24-foot three jumper, Devin Harris with the assist
Q4 1:38 · BKN 91-91 HOU
- Steal
Yi Jianlian stole it from Carl Landry
Q4 1:16 · BKN 91-91 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Yi Jianlian misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:04 · BKN 85-88 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:55 · BKN 2-9 HOU
- Winner
Aaron Brooks hit a driving layup, Carl Landry with the assist
Q4 0:37 · BKN 91-93 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carl Landry lost ball
Q4 1:47 · BKN 88-91 HOU
- Turnover
Carl Landry lost ball
Q4 1:16 · BKN 91-91 HOU
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · BKN 93-98 HOU
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
