⏱️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
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 52 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 7:37 · BKN 70-73 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 1:07 · BKN 86-84 HOU
- Go-ahead
Shelden Williams hit a layup, MarShon Brooks with the assist
Q4 2:05 · BKN 106-105 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 10:42 · BKN 5-10 HOU
- Winner
Luis Scola hit a tip shot
Q4 1:02 · BKN 106-107 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luis Scola 3 second
Q4 2:18 · BKN 104-105 HOU
- Missed FT
Patrick Patterson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:53 · BKN 106-108 HOU
📊The numbers
| BKN | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
