⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21 in the third quarter- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:28 · HOU 33-23 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 0:30 · HOU 76-58 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 21
Q3 4:43 · HOU 99-78 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:37 · HOU 44-42 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q3 10:37 · HOU 76-66 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 33 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
