⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to five
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first 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
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Chris Duhon
Q4 2:14 · HOU 101-96 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 11:07 · HOU 3-14 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jared Jeffries misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:41 · HOU 95-92 NY
- Turnover
Chris Duhon lost ball
Q4 2:14 · HOU 101-96 NY
- Turnover
Nate Robinson turnover
Q4 1:30 · HOU 103-96 NY
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
