⏱️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 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 9:40 · HOU 11-6 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 6:03 · HOU 99-83 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 6:50 · HOU 43-37 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
